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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

DOT Nominees Await Senate Consideration for FRA, FTA Posts

David Fink and Marc Molinarlo, nominees for top posts at two Department of Transportation agencies, await consideration before the Senate.

May 28, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

House Backs Electric Vehicle, Hybrid Fees in Budget Bill

A massive House-passed tax and budget measure promises to return a federal account central to transportation maintenance projects to solvency.

May 22, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

ATA Endorses Modern Worker Empowerment Act

American Trucking Associations voiced support for steps to rescind a Biden-era labor rule during a recent hearing on Capitol Hill.

May 21, 2025
Government

Duffy Defends Trump鈥檚 $27 Billion Infrastructure Budget

The country鈥檚 top transportation officer defended the White House鈥檚 fiscal 2026 funding request for his department during a recent Senate subcommittee hearing.

May 20, 2025
GovernmentSafety

FHWA Nominee McMaster Promotes Permitting Reform, Safety

Sean McMaster, nominee to lead the Federal Highway Administration, appeared before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on May 14, the first step of his confirmation process.

May 15, 2025
GovernmentSafetyLogistics

House Panel Weighs Input on Highway Funding Priorities

The transportation panel in the U.S. House of Representatives recently reviewed proposals from its colleagues as a way to inform an upcoming multiyear highway policy measure.

May 15, 2025
GovernmentTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Senate GOP Seeks to Revoke California Emissions Powers

Senate Republicans are developing a strategy to formally push back on certain Biden-era emissions waivers granted to the state of California.

May 12, 2025
Government

Trump Budget Includes Freight Interests, Cuts Green Programs

DOT would realize a series of updates to freight infrastructure and supply chain initiatives under a fiscal 2026 budget request lawmakers say is short on specifics.

May 9, 2025
GovernmentTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Congressional Republicans Push Reconciliation Bill

House Republicans recently took a major step in their quest to approve as early as this month a comprehensive tax and budget measure supported by the Trump White House.

May 5, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafetyLogistics

Trucking Stakeholders Amplify Cargo Theft Concerns

Freight industry stakeholders renewed calls for senior policymakers to advance legislation designed to respond to long-standing cargo theft concerns.

April 30, 2025