Latest News Updates From Eugene Mulero

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, Business, Logistics

Responding to Supply Chain Needs, USDOT Announces Maritime Grants

To continue its push to alleviate freight bottlenecks nationwide, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a series of grants for commercial maritime operations and freight hubs along key parts of the supply chain.

December 14, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

House Bill Boosts Protections Against Staged Crashes

Legislation targeting staged vehicle collisions and fraudulent claims affecting the motor carrier industry was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

December 14, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Trucking Expresses Supply Chain Concerns Before House Panel

The potential harm that a proposed federal vaccine mandate could have on trucking was spotlighted by an industry executive who outlined for lawmakers key challenges facing motor carriers as they work to deliver goods across an increasingly stressed supply chain.

December 9, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Senate Panel Examines Supply Chain Disruptions

WASHINGTON — To help alleviate ongoing supply chain woes, a senior transportation policymaker in the U.S. Senate suggested federal agencies as well as industries look to ports along the Great Lakes.

December 8, 2021
Government

USDOT Nominees Await Action in Senate

Nominees for senior roles at the U.S. Department of Transportation continue to await consideration before the U.S. Senate.

December 7, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

USDOT Approves TIFIA Loan for Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Project

A tunnel project critical to the Virginia Beach region’s mobility grid is receiving a boost from the federal government.

December 6, 2021
Government

Congress Passes Short-Term Funding Bill to Avert Shutdown

WASHINGTON — Facing a Dec. 3 funding deadline, Congress averted a partial U.S. government shutdown and passed a stopgap spending measure Dec. 2, and President Joe Biden signed it into law Dec. 3.Ěý

December 2, 2021
Government, Business

House Transportation Committee Chairman DeFazio Won’t Seek Re-Election

Soon after Rep. Peter DeFazio announced he would not seek another term in Congress, stakeholders representing nearly every sector in the transportation industry reflected on the longtime congressman’s contributions.

December 2, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

House Transportation Policymakers Recommend Additional Pipeline Security

The leaders of the transportation committee in the U.S. House of Representatives pressed federal agencies to continue their robust response and review of cybersecurity operations months after a cyberattack disrupted a major petroleum pipeline.

December 2, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

FMCSA Extends HOS Waiver Through February Amid COVID-19 Concerns

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration extended regulatory waivers related to truckers’ allowable work time, citing public health concerns.

December 1, 2021