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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what鈥檚 happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

GovernmentBusiness

Experts Discuss Prospect of P3s in Raising Funds for Infrastructure

WASHINGTON 鈥 The timing for Infrastructure Week provided stakeholders with an opportunity to discuss what is arguably the toughest challenge facing the $2 trillion infrastructure deal President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats struck in April 鈥 how to pay for it.

May 14, 2019
GovernmentSafety

FMCSA Seeks Comment on Pilot Program for Young Drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on a potential pilot program that would allow drivers between the ages of 18 and 20 to operate trucks interstate.

May 14, 2019
Government

Rep. Earl Blumenauer Stresses Urgency of Infrastructure Deal

WASHINGTON 鈥 A federal infrastructure funding package is within reach, but lawmakers need to act soon, according to Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.).

May 14, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Ports Offer Ample Opportunity for P3s, Experts Say

WASHINGTON 鈥 Ports, which incorporate various modes of transportation, can serve as testing grounds for public-private partnerships, according to experts gathered during Infrastructure Week.

May 14, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Letter: Crash 鈥楶reventability鈥 Tough to Define

Transport Topics reports in its April 3 article entitled 鈥淐rash Not Your Fault? FMCSA Says Soon It Won鈥檛 Hurt Your CSA Score鈥 that the agency intends to identify no-fault crashes beginning in August. The article states the agency will implement its test 鈥減reventability鈥 study and incorporate it into CSA without rulemaking.

May 14, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

US-China Trade War to Worsen Before 2019 Deal, Survey Shows

Economists expect the trade war between the world鈥檚 two largest economies to get worse before it gets better 鈥 culminating in a deal by year-end.

May 14, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Transportation Experts, Government Leaders Stress Human Factor of Infrastructure

WASHINGTON 鈥 As cities continue to grow and infrastructure rapidly incorporates more technology, former Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx cautioned industry leaders and experts to remember the humans who will be affected.

May 13, 2019
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Diesel Drops 1.1垄 to $3.16 a Gallon; Oil Slides to $61 a Barrel

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 1.1 cents to $3.160 a gallon. Oil prices slipped to $61 a barrel as the United States and China imposed higher tariffs on the other鈥檚 goods, which chilled the outlook for demand.

May 13, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Says He鈥檒l Meet China鈥檚 Xi Amid Deepening Rift Over Trade

President Donald Trump plans to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at next month鈥檚 G-20 summit, an encounter that could prove pivotal in a deepening divide over trade that is sending stocks tumbling and clouding the outlook for the global economy.

May 13, 2019
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Steny Hoyer Says Infrastructure Package Hinges on Presidential Support

WASHINGTON鈥 The success of a federal infrastructure package will require the full and energetic support of President Donald Trump, Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, said during an Infrastructure Week kickoff event May 13.

May 13, 2019