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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.


Government

NATSO to Advance USDOT Truck Parking Working Groups’ Objective

The group representing truck stop operators nationwide will engage with industry partners in a series of working groups to determine how to enhance parking availability for truckers, the group’s spokeswoman indicated this week.

December 20, 2016
GovernmentBusiness

Toll Supporters See Opportunity in Trump Infrastructure Pledge

If President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to tap private investors to build infrastructure projects over the next 10 years is adopted by Congress, new tolling facilities are likely to take off along busy freight corridors, tolling proponents and several transportation groups said in recent interviews with Transport Topics.

December 19, 2016
Business

Parking Woes Hurt Efficiency, ATRI’s Driver Survey Finds

Spending nearly an hour looking for a place to park a truck cuts into a commercial driver’s productivity and wages, a new study by the American Transportation Research Institute found.

December 19, 2016
Government

Gov. Terry McAuliffe: Road Improvements Enhance Virginia’s Freight Corridors

ARLINGTON, Va.Ģżā€” A recent federal grant aimed at improving traffic mobility along Interstate 95 and the port system at Norfolk will help position Virginia as a premier freight corridor on the East Coast in the coming years, the state’s governor told regional road builders hereĢżDec. 16.

December 16, 2016
Government

Former Secretary Ray LaHood: ā€˜Stars Are Aligned’ for Congress, Trump to Adopt Massive Highway Funding Plan

WASHINGTON — President Obama’s first transportation secretary said he sees potential for the country’s transportation funding concerns to be addressed when President-elect Donald Trump’s administration and the Republican-led Congress kick off talks to reform tax policy over the next few months.

December 15, 2016
Government

McConnell to Trump: Tread Carefully on Infrastructure Proposal

President-elect Donald Trump’s $1 trillion campaign proposal to finance roads and bridges through tax credits should steer clear of provisions that add to the deficit, the leader of the U.S. Senate told reporters in Washington on Dec. 12.

December 12, 2016
GovernmentBusiness

Utah Legislator to Push Under-21 Interstate Commercial Driving

DENVERĢżā€” A Utah lawmaker plans to push a resolution in the spring that would set in motion a collaboration with neighboring states that would allow truckers under 21 to drive commercial vehicles across state lines.

December 12, 2016
GovernmentBusiness

Congress Passes Restart Fix

The clarification of an hours-of-service rule for truckers in a short-term funding bill was signed by President Obama shortly after the Senate cleared the bill on Dec. 9 and a shutdown of the federal government was averted.

December 12, 2016
BusinessTechnology

Industry Says Autonomous Vehicles Will Improve Safety, Cut Congestion

WASHINGTON — The mainstream adoption of autonomous vehicles is bound to enhance safety, improve fuel economy and alleviate congestion along freight corridors, federal officials and trucking industry stakeholders told lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

December 12, 2016
GovernmentBusiness

HOS Update Enacted After Obama Signs Short-Term Funding Bill

The clarification of an hours-of-service rule for truckers in a short-term funding bill was signed by President Obama shortly after the Senate cleared the bill Dec. 9 and a shutdown of the federal government was averted.

December 10, 2016