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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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Truck Makers Face Retrial in Europe in Price-Fixing Case

Daimler Truck Holding AG and Volvo AB will face a retrial in a 560 million euros ($603 million) case over a price fixing cartel, a German appeals court ruled.

March 28, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

US Buys 2.8 Million Barrels of Oil for Strategic Reserve

The U.S. purchased 2.8 million barrels of crude for the nation’s emergency oil cache as it seeks to replenish depleted supplies.

March 28, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Federal Funds to Finance Rebuild of Baltimore Bridge

The potential for freight delays was being assessed in the wake of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore, which was struck by a cargo ship on March 26.

March 27, 2024
Government

Rep. Rick Crawford Pursues T&I Chairmanship

WASHINGTON — Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.), who leads the House subcommittee on highways and transit policy, declared his candidacy for the full transportation committee’s chairmanship.

March 27, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Questions Linger About Enforcement of California AB 5 Law

The California AB 5 independent contractor law is more than 4 years old, but how and to what extent it’s being enforced across the trucking industry remains an open question.

March 27, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Biden’s Biofuel Push Risks Dethroning Corn as King of Crops

American farmers will plant more corn than soybeans in 2024 — as they have in most years for over a century. But beyond that, a green diesel boom threatens to dethrone the king of all crops.

March 27, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

The ‘No-Fail’ Mission to Protect the Red Sea Isn’t Working

For all the costly hardware the U.S. and its allies have thrown at the Houthis from Yemen, they haven’t been able to stop the attacks on civilian freighters and warships in the Red Sea.

March 27, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

NTSB Highlights Shortcomings of Automated Railroad Braking

The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes.

March 27, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

US House Passes Water Permitting Bill

Legislation meant to expedite the permitting process for water infrastructure projects was recently advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

March 26, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Maryland CDL Program Puts More Truckers on the Road

Westminster, Md.-based Carroll Community College in March celebrated its latest commercial driver license program graduates, which now total 77 students.

March 26, 2024