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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’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

Government, Business, Fuel

OPEC+ Works on Output Cut Accord That May Stretch Into 2025

OPEC+ is pressing on with informal talks aimed at finalizing an agreement on oil output cuts this weekend, officials said.

May 30, 2024
Government, Business

House T&I Takes Up WRDA in June

WASHINGTON — A policy update to the country’s network of waterways is on the upcoming schedule for the U.S. House of Representatives’ transportation panel.

May 30, 2024
Government, Business, Technology

Nebraska Leads State Groups in EPA, CARB Emissions Lawsuits

Nebraska is leading two state coalitions suing California and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over their individual emissions rules.

May 30, 2024
Government, Business

Senators Introduce Supply Chain Bill

Legislation that would establish a supply chain resiliency program at the Department of Commerce was recently unveiled in the Senate.

May 30, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

Senators Urge Prosecution of Alleged Oil Industry Collusion

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators are calling on the Department of Justice to “use every tool†at its disposal to prevent and prosecute alleged collusion and price-fixing in the oil industry.

May 30, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, Private, Global Freight

Amazon to Expand US Drone Service

Amazon.com’s Prime Air drone program has been cleared by regulators to fly devices beyond the visual line of sight of pilots, increasing range and giving more customers access to the service.

May 30, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Johns Hopkins Team Assessing Nation’s Bridges

BALTIMORE — Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are assessing the country’s bridges to determine the likelihood of a disaster like the one that collapsed the Key Bridge.

May 30, 2024
Government, Business

Unemployment Rates Up From 2023 in 78% of US Metro Areas

Unemployment rates were higher in more than three-quarters of metropolitan areas in the U.S. last month compared with a year ago.

May 29, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Tax Credit Lures Canada’s Largest Renewable Diesel Venture

Canada’s Alberta province has provided an Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit to Imperial Oil Ltd. for a C$720 million project to build the nation’s largest renewable diesel facility. 

May 29, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

ATA Critical of Proposed Federal Downgrade of Marijuana

American Trucking Associations has expressed safety concerns over a Drug Enforcement Agency proposal to downgrade the classification of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III.

May 29, 2024