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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, Logistics, TCA

STB Says ‘Train Noise’ Would Be Only Negative Impact of CP-KCS Merger

The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis determined the only potential adverse impacts of Canadian Pacific’s proposed merger with Kansas City Southern would be train noise, according to the STB’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement released Aug. 5.

August 8, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

NHTSA Probes Tesla Crashes That Killed Two Motorcyclists

DETROIT — Two crashes involving Teslas apparently running on Autopilot are drawing scrutiny from federal regulators and point to a potential new hazard on U.S. freeways: The partially automated vehicles may not stop for motorcycles.

August 5, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Labor Chief Sees No Sign of Strike, Lockout in West Coast Port Talks

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said he sees no signs of a strike or a lockout looming in the contract negotiations between dockworkers and employers at some of the nation’s most important ports, even as talks continue without a contract.

August 5, 2022
Government, Business

Democrats Say They’ve Reached Agreement on Economic Package

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats have agreed to eleventh-hour changes to their marquee economic legislation, they announced late Aug. 4, clearing the major impediment to pushing one of President Joe Biden’s paramount election-year priorities through the chamber in coming days.

August 5, 2022
Government, Business

Employers Added 528,000 Jobs in July

WASHINGTON — America’s hiring boom continued last month as employers added a surprising 528,000 jobs despite raging inflation and rising anxiety about a recession.

August 5, 2022
Government

Senate Votes to Overturn Biden Environmental Rule

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Aug. 4 voted to overturn a Biden administration rule requiring rigorous environmental review of major infrastructure projects such as highways, pipelines and oil wells.

August 4, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

ATA’s Chris Spear Optimistic About Trucking Economy, R.I. Tolling Verdict

American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said the trucking industry continues to show resilience despite challenges in the U.S. economy, marked by two straight quarters of negative gross domestic product and interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve that aim to slow decades-high rates of inflation.

August 4, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

Senate Debates Freight-Centered Budget Bill

Legislation that aims to reduce emissions at commercial ports and freight corridors is topping Senate Democrats’ legislative priorities ahead of the upcoming congressional summer recess.

August 4, 2022
Government, Business

FMCSA Nominee Robin Hutcheson Awaits Senate Confirmation

President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee federal trucking regulations is awaiting a confirmation vote in the U.S. Senate.

August 4, 2022
Government, Business, TCA

NOAA Still Expects Active Hurricane Season

It’s been a quiet hurricane season so far, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a busy peak is ahead. The agency expects 14 to 20 named storms, with six to 10 developing into hurricanes and three to five of those strengthening into major storms of Category 3 and up.

August 4, 2022