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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, Equipment, Fuel

Keystone Oil Spill Probe Seen Cutting Back Pipeline Flows

A U.S. probe into the 13,000-barrel oil spill on TC Energy’s Keystone pipeline is expected to cut into crude flows ahead of the summer driving season.

March 8, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment

House Lawmakers Propose 12% Excise Tax Repeal

Legislation to repeal a tax on the purchase of new trucks was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

March 8, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

NTSB to Investigate Safety at Norfolk Southern

In the wake of three high-profile freight train accidents within the last month, including one that caused environmental damage in East Palestine, Ohio, the National Transportation Safety Board announced March 7 it is opening a special investigation into the safety practices of Norfolk Southern Corp.

March 8, 2023
Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

NHTSA Investigating Tesla’s Steering Wheels Falling Off While Driving

DETROIT — U.S. auto safety regulators have opened an investigation into Tesla’s Model Y SUV after getting two complaints that the steering wheels can come off while being driven.

March 8, 2023
Government, Business

Su Nominated to Lead Labor Department

President Joe Biden recently nominated Julie Su to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Labor.

March 7, 2023
Government, Safety, Fuel, TCA

Michigan Roads See Funding Gap of Up to $3.9 Billion as Report Floats Tax Increase

Michigan has an annual funding gap of roughly $2.1 billion to $3.9 billion when it comes to money to maintain the state’s crumbling roads and bridges — even after record federal aid and state bonding is taken into account, according to a new study of the state’s infrastructure costs.

March 7, 2023
Government, Business, Technology

South Carolina to Help Revival of Scout Motors as EVs

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s governor said March 6 he is going to ask lawmakers to approve nearly $1.3 billion to bring to the state a new electric vehicle plant by Scout Motors Inc.

March 7, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA’s People Focus Is Helping Truck Drivers, Robin Hutcheson Says

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s top executive explained to hundreds at a trucking industry gathering that the agency’s focus to invest in people dovetails with its efforts to improve the workplace for drivers.

March 7, 2023
Government, Fuel

Diesel Dips 1.2¢ to $4.282 a Gallon

Diesel’s national average price continued to decline, but only by a 1.2-cent dip to $4.282 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released March 6.

March 6, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Global Supply Chains Back to Normal, N.Y. Fed Says

Global supply chains have returned to normal, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said, almost three years after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.

March 6, 2023