Who are you and what have you done with Scott Darling? The nominee to head FMCSA that we bumped into at the Mid-America Trucking Show last week was far different from the reserved acting administrator we encountered a year ago at the same event. Except for the hat. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Proponents, including American Trucking Associations, who were unsuccessful in attaching a meal and rest break provision to the aviation bill are moving on to Plan B. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

House Republican leaders have yet to provide details of a temporary extension that would authorize federal aviation programs. Current authorization for those programs expires at the end of the month.

On March 3, members of the Senate Commerce Committee will have a chance to voice their concerns about Scott Darling’s qualifications to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration when the panel votes on his nomination. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the committee’s chairman, told Transport Topics several committee members had raised concerns about Darling’s “depth of experience” on key trucking issues.