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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.

GovernmentEquipmentLogistics

MARAD Awards $4.85M to Improve Cargo Flow on Marine Highways

USDOT's Maritime Administration has awarded $4.85 million in grants to fund several marine highway projects including new cargo-handling equipment in Louisiana and Washington.

December 4, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

EV Charging Firm Ideanomics Files for Bankruptcy

Ideanomics, which owns technology used to charge electric buses and other commercial vehicles, has filed for bankruptcy.

December 4, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Nippon Steel Confident It Can Close Widely Opposed US Deal

Nippon Steel reiterated confidence that its $14.1 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel Corp. can be completed by year-end, even as the current and incoming presidents oppose the takeover.

December 4, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Taps Peter Navarro as Trade Counselor

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Peter Navarro as his senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, elevating him to a role similar to the one he played in the first Trump administration.

December 4, 2024
GovernmentFuel

Trump’s Energy Nominee Chris Wright Champions Fossil Fuels

Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright is President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the Department of Energy. He favors fossil fuels and has doubts about electric vehicles.

December 4, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Volatility Retreats in Crude Oil Market

With OPEC+ set to make a pivotal decision on production policy, oil prices remain resolutely rangebound, even with a second Donald Trump presidency imminent.

December 4, 2024
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Losses in China Lead to $5 Billion Charge for GM

DETROIT — The poor performance of General Motors’ Chinese joint ventures is forcing the company to write down assets and take a restructuring charge totaling more than $5 billion in Q4.

December 4, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Texas Supreme Court Hears Werner’s $100M Verdict Appeal

Werner attorney Thomas Wright told the court that driver Shiraz Ali could not have foreseen that a pickup truck would suddenly cross an icy divided highway and strike the carrier’s truck.

December 3, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Snowstorm Heads for Great Lakes Region Again

Even more snow could be on the way for places in the Great Lakes region that are still digging out after days of storms caused deadly wrecks and buried some towns under nearly 6 feet of snow.

December 3, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Small Business Owners Brace for Trump’s Proposed Tariffs

Small businesses are bracing for stiff tariffs that President-elect Donald Trump has proposed as one of his first actions when he takes office.

December 3, 2024