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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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Some Experts See Plane-Crash Risk Rising on Expansion of 5G Spectrum

A plan to redeploy spectrum for super-fast 5G wireless networks is sparking concern among aviation safety experts that it could result in interference with the electronics on aircraft, potentially leading to crashes.

December 7, 2020
Government

Rep. Rosa DeLauro to Lead Funding Committee in 117th Congress

The powerful Appropriations Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives will be led during the next session of Congress by Connecticut Democrat Rosa DeLauro, her caucus announced this month.

December 7, 2020
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Arkansas’ Mobile Job Simulator Promotes Industry

Be Pro, Be Proud, a workforce development initiative, puts students behind the wheel of a truck driving simulator inside a tractor-trailer.

December 7, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Majority of Business Economists Now See Full Recovery by End of 2021, Survey Says

The U.S. economy’s growth is likely slowing as 2020 comes to a close, but a growing number of economists expect it to claw back to its pre-pandemic strength by the second half of next year as vaccines for the coronavirus become widely distributed.

December 7, 2020
Government

Pelosi, McConnell Negotiate COVID-19 Relief with Transportation Aid

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) recently suggested her team is negotiating with her Senate counterparts on potentially advancing a pandemic measure as early as this month, and transportation would be included. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

December 7, 2020
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Missouri Lawmakers May Ask Voters to Raise Gas Tax in 2021

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Two years after Missouri voters decisively rejected a proposal to raise Missouri’s gasoline tax, the leader of the Senate wants a do-over.

December 7, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Details of $908 Billion US Pandemic Relief Plan Set for Release

Bipartisan negotiators on a $908 billion pandemic relief package are planning to unveil more details of their proposal Dec. 7, aiming to settle on language that can satisfy enough Republicans and Democrats to secure passage of one final tranche of COVID-19 aid before Congress breaks for the year.

December 7, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Oil Slips From Nine-Month High With Markets in Risk-Off Mode

Oil fell from its strongest close in nine months, hampered by weaker risk sentiment in global markets.

December 7, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Truckers Confront Risk Factors for Diabetes

About nine years ago, California-based longhaul truck driver Richard Hall was in for a big surprise when he got his first Department of Transportation medical exam.

December 4, 2020
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California Commission Approves $2 Billion in Infrastructure Projects

The California Transportation Commission has approved $2 billion for 56 new projects, some of which aim to improve the movement of goods and reduce congestion.

December 4, 2020