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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.


GovernmentSafety

Roadbuilders Coalition to Visit Capitol Hill in May to Push for Trust Fund Fix

Nearly three dozen national associations and labor unions of the Transportation Construction Coalition will meet with members of Congress and their staffs next month to call for long-term, sustainable funding for infrastructure projects around the country.

April 3, 2018
Business

N.C. School's Driver Training Program Offers Military a Career Path

Members of the military who earn a commercial driver license increase their chances of finding employment once they leave the service, Billy Erskine, director of the North Carolina Truck Driver Training School, told Transport Topics recently.

April 2, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

White House Economist Kevin Hassett Says Piecemeal Approach to Infrastructure Is Doable

The White House will aim to inject President Donald Trump鈥檚 infrastructure policy priorities whenever congressional leaders signal the advancement of a bill, Kevin Hassett, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, said March 29.

March 30, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

Congress Unlikely to Consider Infrastructure Bill Before Midterms, Trump Says

It seems the wait is not over for Congress to take up President Donald Trump鈥檚 top legislative priority for 2018.

March 29, 2018
Government

Trump to Promote Infrastructure Agenda in Ohio on March 29

The potential economic benefits that would result from a robust infrastructure funding plan will be President Donald Trump鈥檚 focus when he addresses workers in Ohio on March 29, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters.

March 28, 2018
BusinessEquipment

FedEx鈥檚 Courville Wins Top Honors in Louisiana Truck Championships

Eric Courville, a FedEx Freight driver for more than two decades, took home the grand champion honors at the Louisiana State Truck Driving Championships March 23-24.

March 27, 2018
Government

Regulators Reviewing Petitions for ELD Waivers, USDOT Deputy Secretary Says

Trucking regulators are reviewing multiple petitions from freight industry stakeholders seeking waivers from a federal electronic logging device mandate, Deputy Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Rosen said March 23.

March 26, 2018
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Road to NTDC Kicks Off This Weekend in Louisiana

The journey to the National Truck Driving Championships has begun.

March 23, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Spending Bill Includes Extension of ELD Exemption on Livestock

Motor carriers that haul livestock will be exempted from the federal electronic logging device mandate until Sept. 30 under language included in a $1.3 trillion omnibus funding measure the U.S. House of Representatives advanced March 22.

March 21, 2018
Government

Sen. Chuck Schumer: Infrastructure a Priority for Senate Democrats

Advancing legislation this year that would repair the country鈥檚 infrastructure and modernize freight corridors is a priority Senate Democrats share, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said March 20.

March 20, 2018