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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.


GovernmentBusiness

House Panel Advances Ryan Budget Proposal

WASHINGTON 鈥 A House plan put forth by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) would mandate that transfers made to the Highway Trust Fund 鈥 a main source of federal aid to states for road and transit programs that is months away from running out of money 鈥 would have to come from savings in accounts elsewhere in the budget.

April 3, 2014
GovernmentSafety

FMCSA Shuts Down Illinois Carrier

Federal transportation safety regulators ordered an Illinois trucking company to cease its commercial operations after an investigation found drivers were on the road for long stretches of time that posed an 鈥渋mminent hazard to public safety.鈥

April 3, 2014
GovernmentBusiness

Ryan Budget Calls Highway Trust Fund a 鈥楶riority鈥; Would Allow States to Fund Highway Projects

Transfers to the federal Highway Trust Fund from the general fund would have to be offset by savings in accounts elsewhere in the budget, under a proposal offered by House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).

April 2, 2014
GovernmentBusiness

Institute Takes Closer Look At States鈥 Gas Tax

As state and federal transportation officials scramble to secure funding sources to repair aging infrastructure, two timely fact sheets released by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy on April 1 highlight what states have done with their gas tax system over the years.

April 1, 2014
GovernmentBusiness

FMCSA Shuts Down Texas Carrier

A Texas-based motor carrier was shut down April 1 for what the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said was a disregard for safety regulations and endangering the lives of its drivers, passengers and the public.

April 1, 2014