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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

Ray Martinez Receives Key Senate Backing for Top FMCSA Post

Ray Martinez, nominated for the top post at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, received a strong endorsement from Sen. John Thune, a key policymaker for the trucking industry.

October 19, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Updates on Tax Reform, Autonomous Vehicles, Driver Shortage to Highlight MCE

Technology, tax reform and new initiatives to resolve the trucking industry’s persistent labor shortage will be front and center at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.

October 18, 2017
GovernmentLogistics

Freight Firms Report Progress in Puerto Rico

The distribution of essential supplies and recovery kits is occurring in higher volumes, helping to improve conditions in Puerto Rico, according to two freight firms with operations in the U.S. territory.

October 18, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Senate Committee to Consider FHWA Nominee Oct. 18

The nomination of President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Highway Administration will come up before a Senate committee on Oct. 18.

October 17, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Oct. 16: American Delight

Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) was delighted to tell a gathering in Washington recently why Americans are delightful people. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

October 16, 2017
Government

Sen. Susan Collins Opts Against Gubernatorial Run

Susan Collins, a moderate Republican with vast influence over transportation funding affairs in the Senate, announced her intention not to pursue the governor’s mansion in her home state of Maine.

October 13, 2017
BusinessSafety

Scott Mugno Is the ‘Brain Coach’ to FedEx’s Championship Drivers

When FedEx Express’ Roland Bolduc claimed the Grand Champion prize at this year’s National Truck Driving Championships, he did so as part of a team of about 170 company drivers who were dominant in every class. While the skills required to claim those victories are varied and unique to the competitors, the company has for years relied heavily on one man to get its drivers ready: Scott Mugno.

October 12, 2017
GovernmentFuel

Transportation Policymakers Talk Infrastructure but Fail to Act, DeFazio Says

WASHINGTON — Inaction this year on a long-term infrastructure funding bill in the U.S. House prompted a top Democrat to strongly voice his frustration toward Republicans at a high-profile hearing Oct. 11 that looked at ways to fund the nation’s transportation network.

October 11, 2017
GovernmentLogistics

Lawmakers Seek Industry Input on Infrastructure Plan

Missouri’s chief of transportation will join manufacturing and construction executives to share their perspective with House lawmakers this week about infrastructure projects in need of funding.

October 10, 2017