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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鈥檚 happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

GovernmentBusinessSafety

IG Report Outlines Top Management Challenges for FMCSA

A federal oversight report calls on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to provide more 鈥渞obust oversight鈥 of states鈥 compliance with commercial driver license and driver medical exam requirements.

November 12, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Number Seeking US Jobless Aid Drops to Lowest Since March

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, a still-high level but the lowest figure since March and a further sign that the job market might be slowly healing.

November 12, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Rep. Donald Payne Aims for Railroads Subcommittee Chairmanship

A senior member of New Jersey鈥檚 congressional delegation is vying to lead the panel with jurisdiction over the country鈥檚 freight and passenger railroad affairs.

November 12, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Pfizer Vaccine Road Map Shows Logistical, Financial Obstacles

When Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE鈥檚 COVID-19 vaccine rolls off production lines, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. will be waiting to distribute it through a complex and costly system of deep-freeze airport warehouses, refrigerated vehicles and inoculation points across China.

November 12, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Holiday Ramp-Up Portends Glad Tidings for Trucking

A leading supply chain economist and data from a trucking industry research company show warehouses are filling up in advance of what could be a very busy holiday season.

November 10, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

GAO Overturns Award of $19.9 Billion Global Military Moving Contract

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has overturned the award of a potential nine-year, $19.9 billion contract to a New Jersey company for moving military household goods worldwide.

November 10, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Mitch McConnell Moves to Avoid US Shutdown With Spending Bills

Senate Republicans released 12 bills to fund the government through next September, the first move toward negotiations with House Democrats that will be vital to avoid a federal shutdown in December.

November 10, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

New York Completes Bridge Project to Prevent Truck Strikes

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced the completion of a bridge replacement project that is meant to prevent bridge strikes by providing higher clearance for vehicles, including trucks.

November 10, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FAA Poised to Lift Boeing 737 Max Jet鈥檚 Grounding 鈥業n the Coming Days鈥

Boeing Co.鈥檚 737 Max could be approved to resume commercial service as soon as the week of Nov. 16, with U.S. aviation regulators finalizing their review of fixes to the grounded jetliner.

November 10, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Diesel Increases Nationwide as Refinery Closes, Vaccine Hopes Rise

For just the second time in 2陆 months, the weekly national average price of diesel fuel rose.

November 9, 2020