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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.

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Treasury Rule Would Expand Tax Credits for EV Chargers

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is moving to clarify how homeowners and businesses can receive lucrative tax credits for installing electric vehicle chargers.

September 19, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Viable Carbon Capture Key to Oil’s Future, Kerry Warns

John Kerry, the Biden administration’s top climate diplomat, said the oil and gas industry must prove carbon capture can play a meaningful role lowering emissions.

September 18, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafety

TCA Urges Lawmakers to Address Truck Parking Shortage

The group’s sixth annual “Call on Washington” this September featured visits with lawmakers, their federal legislative staff and industry experts.

September 18, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyTCA

All-Electric Cranes Lift Cargo at Port of San Diego

With the recent deployment of two massive, all-electric harbor cranes, the Port of San Diego is about two-thirds of the way from reaching its ambitious zero-emission targets.

September 18, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Nippon Steel to Get Extension on US Steel Plan

A U.S. security panel has granted Nippon Steel permission to refile its plans to purchase United States Steel for $14.1 billion, likely pushing a decision on the takeover past the elections.

September 18, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

ATA Maintains Fight Against California's Fleets Rule

In new written comments, American Trucking Associations continues to oppose a request for EPA to grant a waiver allowing implementation of California’s Advanced Clean Fleets regulation.

September 18, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafety

US Sues Ship Owner, Operator Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse

The Justice Department is seeking $100 million to cover costs the U.S. incurred after the cargo ship Dali destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge and brought the Port of Baltimore to a standstill.

September 18, 2024
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UAW to Hold Strike Authorization Votes Against Stellantis

The United Auto Workers will ask members to greenlight a strike against Stellantis NV, escalating an already tense standoff with one of the world’s largest car manufacturers.

September 18, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Long Trains Pose Derailment Danger, Report Says

OMAHA, Neb. — As freight trains have grown longer, the U.S. has seen an increase in the number of a certain type of derailment, the National Academies of Sciences said.

September 18, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

Port Dockworkers Threaten to Strike Over Automation, Pay

About 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about half the nation’s cargo from ships.

September 18, 2024