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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, Business, Fuel

Gas Prices Fall for 70 Straight Days

Gasoline prices in the U.S. have fallen for 70 days straight, the longest down streak since January 2015.

August 23, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

Regional Variance Produces Tiny Drop in Diesel’s National Average

The price of diesel may be showing signs of leveling off after falling again for the ninth consecutive week, but by just two-tenths of a cent, thanks to noticeable regional disparities.

August 22, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

New York Turns to Ships to Head Off Gas Shortage

New York gasoline inventories are so low that suppliers are resorting to expensive U.S. vessels to move fuel into the region and allay the potential for shortages.

August 22, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

VW, Mercedes Line Up Tariff-Friendly Battery Supplies in Deal With Canada

Volkswagen AG and Mercedes-Benz Group AG have sealed agreements with Canada to secure access to raw materials such as nickel, cobalt and lithium for battery production, according to people familiar with the accords.

August 22, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

House Transportation Leaders Eye FCC’s 5.9 GHz Spectrum

U.S. House Transportation leaders recently pressed the Federal Communications Commission to open access to a band of communications spectrum set aside for safety operations for transportation entities.

August 22, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Iowa County to Oppose CP-KCS Merger

Supervisors in Scott County, Iowa, plan to pen a letter opposing the merger of two North American rail companies that’s expected to drastically increase train traffic along the Mississippi River there.

August 22, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

Wanted: 7,000 Construction Workers for Intel Chip Plants

JOHNSTOWN, Ohio — Ohio’s largest-ever economic development project comes with a big employment challenge: how to find 7,000 construction workers in an already booming building environment when there’s also a national shortage of people working in the trades.

August 22, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Port of L.A. Breaks Another Monthly Cargo Record

The Port of Los Angeles had its best-ever July, officials announced Aug. 17, outpacing the same month last year, which was the previous record, by 5%.

August 19, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics

Rail Union Says Plan for Contract Deal Doesn’t Address Concerns

OMAHA, Neb. — The head of the nation’s largest railroad union says the report designed to help resolve stalled contract talks with freight railroads doesn’t do enough to address concerns about working conditions, even though it suggests 24% raises.

August 19, 2022
Government

Wisconsin, Minnesota Governors Seek Grant to Rebuild Twin Ports Bridge

The governors of Minnesota and Wisconsin have teamed to seek $889.5 million in federal infrastructure funds on a joint project to rebuild the John A. Blatnik Bridge.

August 18, 2022