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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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Honda, Others Evacuate Workers as Coronavirus Takes Its Toll on Industry

Global companies including Honda Motor Co. and Groupe PSA are evacuating workers from areas of China hardest hit by a deadly viral outbreak.

January 27, 2020
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Opponents of Texas Port LNG Terminals Inch Closer to Lawsuit

Environmentalists and other opponents of three proposed liquefied natural gas export terminals at the Port of Brownsville are one step closer to filing a federal lawsuit to halt the projects after losing requests to have permit decisions reconsidered.

January 27, 2020
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Walmart Asks Appeals Court to Reconsider Decision to Award Drivers Back Pay

Attorneys for Walmart Inc. have asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its ruling that affirmed a district court’s judgment that the company must pay a court-certified class of its California truck drivers more than $54 million in back pay mostly for layovers, but also some rest breaks and pre-trip and post-trip inspections.

January 24, 2020
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Celadon Reaches Deal to Sell Taylor Express for $14.5 Million

An agreement has been reached to sell the last remaining operating trucking company, Taylor Express, that is part of the now-bankrupt Celadon Group of Indianapolis.

January 24, 2020
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FHWA Grant Will Support Autonomous Crash Truck in North Dakota

The North Dakota Department of Transportation will use a recently awarded federal grant to deploy an autonomous attenuator truck.

January 24, 2020
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Secretary Elaine Chao Touts Proposed Update to Environmental Review Process

The Trump administration’s aim of further streamlining the environmental review process would help advance certain infrastructure projects, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Jan. 22.

January 24, 2020
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Autonomous Vehicle Test in Rhode Island Shows Promise for Other Cities

The six electric vehicles known collectively as Little Roady navigate a 5-mile loop in regular traffic and steer themselves into 10 curbside stops, giving lawyers and laborers alike a free ride.

January 24, 2020
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Tractor-Trailers at a Tipping Point

As the trucking industry and government regulators both seek to take advantage of productivity, safety and maintenance-enhancing opportunities presented by technology, are we about to encounter a wave that cannot be met with the existing tractor-trailer power and communications architecture?

January 24, 2020
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Amtrak’s $2.1B Acela Upgrade May Miss 2021 Planned Start

Amtrak’s $2.1 billion upgrade to its high-speed Acela rail service between Washington and Boston may miss a planned start of paid customer service in 2021, according to the railroad’s internal watchdog.

January 23, 2020
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CARB Ahead of EPA in Bid to Establish NOx Rule for Heavy Trucks

More than a year ago, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials announced the agency’s Cleaner Trucks Initiative, an effort to work closely with the California Air Resources Board to develop a more stringent “harmonized” nitrogen oxide-emissions rule for heavy trucks.

January 23, 2020