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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.

GovernmentBusinessSafety

Senate Panel Seeks Input From Passenger Transportation Sector

Stakeholders representing the passenger transportation sector were asked by the Senate Commerce Committee to share concerns about the impact from the coronavirus pandemic.

June 5, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

US Unemployment Drops Unexpectedly to 13.3%

The U.S. unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in May to 13.3% — still on par with what the nation witnessed during the Great Depression — as states loosened their coronavirus lockdowns and businesses began recalling workers faster than economists had predicted.

June 5, 2020
GovernmentFuel

Montana County Votes for Local Gas Tax

Voters in Missoula County, Mont., recently approved a gas tax as a way to finance local transportation projects.

June 4, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Port Slowdown Affects Workers Who Rely on Cargo, Leaders Say

Port leaders are raising caution the decline in business at their facilities could affect those whose employment relies on the flow of goods.

June 4, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Study: Autonomous Vehicles Won’t Make Roads Completely Safe

A new study says that while autonomous vehicle technology has great promise to reduce crashes, it may not be able to prevent all mishaps caused by human error.

June 4, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Trucking-Related Companies Find It Difficult to Identify 'Conflict Minerals' in Supply Chains

It has been more than six years since America’s public companies began searching for African “conflict minerals” throughout their supply chains, and it remains difficult for trucking-related companies to know if some of their products are being made using tantalum, tin, tungsten or gold, or “3TG,” mined and refined in Congo and nine of its neighbor countries.

June 4, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel

Cristobal Expected to Regain Strength After Storm’s Pass Over Mexico

The hills of the Yucatan Peninsula sapped Tropical Storm Cristobal of some of its power on June 4, but forecasters warn it will likely gain strength as it heads north across the Gulf of Mexico to the U.S coast, where it could bring downpours, high winds and rough surf.

June 4, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

US Jobless Claims Slow While Underscoring Persistent Weakness

As business reopenings picked up nationwide, Americans filed nearly 2 million applications for unemployment benefits last week, reflecting a slowing — though far from a halt — in job losses.

June 4, 2020
Government

ATA Chairman Randy Guillot Presses Congress for Infrastructure Funding

Investments in infrastructure projects would help states recover economically from the COVID-19 pandemic, the chairman of American Trucking Associations, Randy Guillot, told senators June 3.

June 3, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Administration Moves to Block Chinese Airlines From US

The Trump administration moved June 3 to block Chinese airlines from flying to the U.S. in an escalation of trade and travel tensions between the countries.

June 3, 2020