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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.


GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Equipment Makers Set Up First 鈥楩ly-In鈥 With Washington Policymakers

The rare opportunity of reforming the federal corporate tax code and ensuring long-term funding for freight infrastructure in the coming months prompted the Association of Equipment Manufacturers to recently schedule its own meetings on Capitol Hill and the White House.

September 20, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Sept. 18: Truck Platooning

Federal transportation agencies hosted a truck platooning demonstration on Interstate 66 in Northern Virginia last week to showcase the advancements of autonomous technology ready for commercial use next year.

September 18, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Secretary Chao to Address Industry at MCE in October

The country鈥檚 top transportation official will update trucking executives about the Trump administration鈥檚 policies and objectives at the Management Conference & Exhibition hosted by American Trucking Associations next month in Orlando, Fla.

September 15, 2017
Government

Hill Consideration of Meal, Rest Break Proposal on Pause

A proposal aimed at guaranteeing nationwide uniformity of meal and rest break rules for truck drivers has hit a snag this year in the U.S. Senate.

September 14, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Drivers Remain Essential Amid Autonomous Technology, Trucking Execs Tell Senate Panel

WASHINGTON 鈥 As autonomous technology evolves, drivers will remain integral to the movement of goods and services for the foreseeable future, top trucking executives told senators concerned about potential disruptions in the labor force.

September 13, 2017
BusinessEquipmentSafety

NTDC Grand Champion Roland Bolduc to Be Honored at MCE

The top driver at this year鈥檚 National Truck Driving Championships will be honored at the Management Conference & Exhibition hosted by American Trucking Associations in October.

September 12, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Sept. 11: That Truck Is Driving Itself

Super smart robot trucks capable of communicating with other robot trucks while they haul freight along highways, without a driver, is no longer science fiction.

September 11, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Senate Panel to Examine Self-Driving Trucks

Trucking executives and industry observers will lead a discussion on self-driving trucks at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Sept. 13.

September 8, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

House Rejects Bid to Delay Dec. 18 ELD Mandate

A last-ditch effort in the U.S. House to delay the Dec. 18 mandate on electronic logging devices for trucks was soundly defeated Sept. 6.

September 7, 2017