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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.


BusinessSafety

Country’s Top Truckers to Headline ‘Super Bowl of Safety’ Aug. 15-18

In less than two weeks, the trucking world will turn its focus on the 81st annual National Truck Driving Championships, where the country’s next premier commercial driver will be crowned.

August 6, 2018
BusinessSafety

California Grand Champion Hobie Eirich Conquers the 4-Axle

If you do what you love for a living, you’ll never work a day in your life. Or so the adage goes. For Hobie Eirich of FedEx Freight, driving a 4-axle is a passion that has manifested into the highest honor in his home state of California.

August 3, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Senate-Passed Transportation Funding Bill Includes $1 Billion in Infrastructure Grants

Legislation that would provide $1 billion in infrastructure grants and would extend the electronic logging device waiver for livestock haulers for the next fiscal year easily passed the Senate on Aug. 1.

August 2, 2018
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Andrew Wheeler’s Reversal on Glider Order Earns Democratic Praise

WASHINGTON — A recent move by the acting U.S. EPA administrator to reverse his predecessor’s order on an Obama-era rule on glider kits for trucks earned him praise from the top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

August 1, 2018
GovernmentSafety

Senate Confirms Jennifer °®¶¹´«Ã½ndy, Bruce Landsberg to NTSB

The United States Senate recently confirmed two new members to the National Transportation Safety Board.

August 1, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Capitol Agenda for the Week of July 30: Bridge to Nowhere

While some in the House were contemplating funding for the next major infrastructure upgrade, others in the Senate were discussing putting man on Mars. Here’s a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

July 30, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

Meal, Rest Break Provision Likely to Reach Senate Floor in Coming Weeks

A bill that would reauthorize the country’s aviation programs that includes a key trucking provision is expected to reach the Senate floor as early as this summer, the measure’s sponsor indicated July 24.

July 27, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

Senate Continues Consideration of Transportation Funding Bill

A fiscal 2019 transportation funding bill that would call attention to concerns livestock haulers have raised about electronic logging devices is included in a legislative package under consideration in the Senate.

July 26, 2018
BusinessSafety

First-Time Qualifier Daniel Patterson Earns Arkansas’ Grand Champion Honors

When Daniel Patterson left his home to compete in Arkansas’ truck safety contest this month, his goal was pretty big. He wanted to win his class.

July 25, 2018
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Shuster Unveils Draft Infrastructure Plan

Proposing to raise taxes on fuel, ensuring the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, establishing a volunteer vehicle miles traveled program, and imposing a tax on bicycle tires are key provisions included in a draft infrastructure plan the top transportation leader in the U.S. House unveiled July 23.

July 24, 2018