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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.


GovernmentBusiness

Los Angeles Named City With Worst Traffic Congestion in the World

Los Angeles, a city where the average motorist spent 102 hours stuck in traffic in 2017, topped the list of most congested cities worldwide, according to transportation analytics firm INRIX.

February 6, 2018
Government

Trump to Unveil Outline of Infrastructure Plan Feb. 12

Details of a $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan that would propose funding for rural projects and streamlining the permitting process will be unveiled by President Donald Trump on Feb. 12, a White House official told Transport Topics.

February 6, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Feb. 5: Country Club Builder

Building hotels, resorts and country clubs isn't the same as building roads and bridges, according to one transportation policy expert. A look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

February 5, 2018
Government

USDOT Calls on Chuck Schumer to Lift Hold on FRA Nominee

In a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Deputy Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Rosen called on the senator to remove his hold on the nomination of Ronald Batory to lead the听Federal Railroad Administration.

February 2, 2018
GovernmentTechnologySafety

House Panel Schedules Hearing on Positive Train Control

The status of automatic braking technology implementation will headline a Feb. 15 hearing of the Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee in the House, the panel鈥檚 chairman announced.

February 1, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Transportation Stakeholders Curious About Trump Infrastructure Package

Much of the transportation community 鈥 freight and business executives, the construction sector, local leaders and experts 鈥 said President Donald Trump鈥檚 call for a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that also would streamline project permitting to two years during his State of the Union address left them with more questions than answers, particularly on the matter of funding.

February 1, 2018
GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics

ATA Chairman Dave Manning: Decongested Roads Important as Economy Improves

The potential economic benefits of a long-term infrastructure funding proposal, and the impact a new tax law is having on certain businesses, reinforces a need for better freight connectivity nationwide, ATA Chairman Dave Manning said Jan 31.

January 31, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

Trump to Congress: Produce $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Streamline Permitting

In his first State of the Union address, President Donald Trump called on the Republican-led Congress to prepare a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that would be anchored by a robust reliance on private sector investments.

January 30, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Jan. 29: State of the Bridges

One-fifth of Iowa鈥檚 bridges are structurally deficient, as are more than 4,100 bridges in Pennsylvania. Twenty-three percent of bridges in Rhode Island are in that category. And, Washington, D.C., has eight of them. What's Congress going to do about them? Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

January 29, 2018
Government

FMCSA Grants National Asphalt Pavement Association HOS Exemption

The National Asphalt Pavement Association has been granted a five-year exemption from two federal hours-of-service requirements, regulators announced Jan. 26.

January 26, 2018