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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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EV Makers Win 2-Year Extension to Qualify for US Tax Credits

The Biden administration gave carmakers a partial reprieve in finalizing EV tax credit rules intended to loosen China’s grip on battery materials crucial to the car industry’s future.

May 3, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Rivian Secures $827 Million in Funding to Expand in Illinois

Rivian Automotive will receive incentives valued at $827 million from Illinois to expand its electric vehicle plant there after the company halted work on a separate facility in Georgia.

May 2, 2024
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

New Mississippi Law Targets Predatory Towers

Mississippi lawmakers dealt a blow to predatory towing companies that target heavy trucks with a new law that will take effect July 1.

May 2, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Exxon to Close Pioneer Deal

The FTC declined to challenge Exxon Mobil’s $60 billion purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources but asserted that Scott Sheffield must not take a seat on the supermajor’s board.

May 2, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Body of Fifth Worker Found After Baltimore Bridge Collapse

BALTIMORE — Authorities said they have recovered the body of a fifth person who was missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge more than a month ago.

May 2, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

FRA: Union Pacific Undermined Regulators’ Safety Efforts

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific managers undermined the U.S. government’s efforts to assess safety at the railroad in the wake of several high-profile derailment, federal regulators say.

May 1, 2024
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Buttigieg Calls on Congress to Pass Rail Bill

More than a year after a train derailment in Ohio captured mainstream attention, the nation’s top transportation officer again called on Congress to advance a freight safety bill.

May 1, 2024
GovernmentTechnologyAutonomous

California Legislators Seek to Override Veto of AV Bills

California legislators have reintroduced a pair of bills regulating autonomous trucks to potentially override a veto in September by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

May 1, 2024
GovernmentFuel

Diesel Price Continues Downward Push

The national average diesel price continued to go lower, dropping 4.5 cents to reach $3.947 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released April 29.

May 1, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFor-Hire

Safety, HR Professionals Connect at ATA Conference

PHOENIX — More than 450 professionals came together to identify ways to improve the trucking industry at ATA's Safety, Security and Human Resources National Conference and Exhibition.

May 1, 2024