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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.


Business

Senate Road Bill Would Remove CSA Scores From Public View

WASHINGTON — A six-year highway bill in the Senate that would address several regulatory concerns within the trucking industry appears to lack significant bipartisan backing to advance to the House before funding authority for highway programs expires at the end of the month.

July 27, 2015
Business

Secretary Foxx Touts P3s for Infrastructure Projects

Local governments should connect with investors to access private capital for large-scale transportation projects, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said at a conference July 20.

July 27, 2015
Business

I-10 Bridge Repairs Continue After Collapse Snarls Traffic

California transportation officials said the area where a bridge collapsed on Interstate 10 was scheduled to partially reopen July 24, a move that would bring relief much sooner to truckers and other motorists who rely on the corridor that connects Southern California and Phoenix.

July 27, 2015
Government, Business

Senate Paves Way for Ex-Im Reauthorization in Highway Bill; Final Passage Likely This Week

Senators reported to work on a rare Sunday session to agree to allow consideration of the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank as part of the chamber’s consideration of a six-year highway policy measure.

July 26, 2015
Government, Business

Senate Votes to Proceed on Highway Bill

WASHINGTON — The Senate on July 22 agreed to take up a six-year highway measure that would require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to remove Compliance, Safety, and Accountability scores from public access until a comprehensive report and corrective plan about the scores is published.

July 22, 2015
Government, Business

Senate Proceeds With Amendments to Highway Bill, Schedules Sunday Session

The Senate on July 24 voted 51-26 to allow debate on amendments to a six-year highway bill.

July 22, 2015
Government

California Trucking Group Urges Governor to Engage Stakeholders in Freight Plan

The California Trucking Association has urged Gov. Jerry Brown to closely collaborate with freight and industry stakeholders on a plan meant to shift to zero-emissions technologies and help boost freight connectivity along the state’s commercial network.

July 21, 2015
Government, Business

Senate Blocks Highway Bill; Dems Want More Time for Review

The Senate voted not to proceed with a six-year highway policy measure July 21 that transportation leaders and the chamber’s Republican leadership crafted after several intense days of negotiations.

July 21, 2015
Government, Business

ATA, Transportation Groups Urge Senate Action on 6-Year Bill

A consortium of transportation groups, including American Trucking Associations and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,Ěýis urging senators to advance a six-year surface transportation policy measure that a committee reported to the chamber’s floor last month.

July 21, 2015
Business, Government, Safety

Panel Votes to Hide Scores During Assessment of CSA

Scores and relevant data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program would not be made public during a review of the program included in a six-year highway bill that a Senate panel approved July 15.

July 20, 2015