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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.


GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Cities Need to Incorporate Autonomous Technology in Infrastructure Plan, National League of Cities Recommends

As cities craft long-term visions for their transportation grids, planners should begin to incorporate ways to facilitate a reliance on autonomous vehicles, a report by the National League of Cities recommended.

April 21, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Infrastructure Funding Inaction Raises ā€˜Possibility of Catastrophic Failure’ Says Siemens Executive

Failing to fund upkeep for infrastructure systems increases the likelihood of epic disruptions to the flow of goods and people, a senior official with Siemens RailĢżsaid in a recent interview with Transport Topics.

April 20, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Top Highway Authorizers Call for Trust Fund’s Long-Term Fix

An overhaul of tax policy should include a long-term solution for the Highway Trust Fund, the top authorizers of highway projects plan to say to their tax policy counterparts.

April 17, 2017
Government

Rhode Island Republican Leader Seeks to Repeal Truck-Only Toll Law

The Rhode Island General Assembly’s top Republican unveiled legislation aimed at undoing a truck-only toll law backed by the governor and opposed by state and national trucking associations.

April 17, 2017
BusinessTechnology

Senators Seek Research Funding for Autonomous, Connected Trucks

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s testing and deployment of connected and autonomous vehicle technologies would be enhanced by additional federal dollars, a group of senators recently told their colleagues on a transportation funding panel.

April 17, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Timing for Trump’s Infrastructure Plan ā€˜Up In the Air,’ White House Official Says

It remains unclear when the Trump administration intends to unveil a $1 trillion proposal that would invest in infrastructure projects over several years, the White House’s leader on infrastructure affairs told the Wall Street Journal this week.

April 13, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Video: CVTA Urges No Further Delays to Entry-Level Driver Training Rule

Delaying the publication of an entry-level driver training rule again would take time away from states needing to comply with the rule, the head of a group representing truck driving schools said April 11. Watch video with Commercial Vehicle Training Association President and CEO Don Lefeve.

April 11, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Funding Boost Needed for Autonomous Vehicle Technology, Senators Say

Additional funding would help advance the U.S. Department of Transportation’s testing and deployment of connected and autonomous vehicle technologies, nine senators recently told the leaders of a transportation funding subcommittee.

April 10, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Road Plan Expected in May

WASHINGTON — A $1 trillion infrastructure funding plan President Donald Trump intends to unveil would seek to connect private investors with officials who manage big-ticket projects, the country’s top transportation officer told port executives April 5.

April 10, 2017
Business

Trucking Seeks Meal, Rest Provision in Bill to Keep US Government Funded

Republican leaders in Congress have expressed confidence that legislation to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year will advance before an April 28 deadline.

April 10, 2017