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Eugene Mulero

Eugene Mulero

Senior Reporter

Eugene Mulero is a senior reporter at Transport Topics where he reports on Congress, trends in intermodal connectivity and federal elections.


Government, Technology

STB Announces New Online Payment, Filing System

Filing documents and issuing payments to the Surface Transportation Board will get easier. Effective in May, the board will proceed with a new system meant to allow for greater reliance on online tools as a way of improving its services for stakeholders.

March 26, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

U.S. Chamber (Again) Pledges to Support Hill Proponents of Fuel Tax Increase

To those members of Congress who support raising the federal fuel tax, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants them to know they have its support. Here's your Capitol Agenda look ahead at the week for trucking on Capitol Hill.

March 25, 2019
Government, Business

Trump Identifies Infrastructure as Potential Bipartisan Policy

The prospects for a comprehensive infrastructure measure advancing this year might have improved after President Donald Trump declared the policy as capable of bringing Democrats and Republicans together.

March 22, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel

Congress Returns to Debate Infrastructure, Fiscal 2020 Funding, Nominees

Policymakers make their way back to Capitol Hill after a weeklong spring recess to continue to stitch together the provisions for a comprehensive infrastructure bill they want to pass by August.

March 21, 2019
Government, Technology

House Transportation Panel Seeks Whistleblower Input

An online presence for sharing potentially sensitive information about operations at federal transportation agencies was unveiled by a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.

March 20, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

House Republicans Push for Action on Self-Driving Vehicles Bill

Three Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are ready to re-legislate on the technology for self-driving vehicles. And, to do so, they are asking the chamber鈥檚 new Democratic leadership to proceed with a bill.

March 20, 2019
Government, Business

US Supreme Court Rejects California Trucking Association Appeal Over Driver Classification

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by the California Trucking Association over the employment classification of truck drivers contracted by motor carriers.

March 19, 2019
Business, Safety, Fuel

Senators Introduce Diesel Emissions Bill

WASHINGTON 鈥 Sen. Tom Carper led his colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act through fiscal 2024.

March 15, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

Partisan Disagreements Persist Over Infrastructure Funding Mechanism

WASHINGTON 鈥 The leaders of the congressional committees tasked with crafting an infrastructure policy bill continue to disagree over a sustainable approach for ensuring the country鈥檚 transportation network is funded long term.

March 14, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

BNSF, Amtrak Detail PTC Progress at House Hearing

Executives from BNSF Railway Co. and Amtrak assured federal lawmakers of their firms鈥 adherence to congressionally mandated requirements regarding automatic braking technology.

March 12, 2019