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Eugene Mulero

Eugene Mulero

Senior Reporter

Eugene Mulero is a senior reporter at Transport Topics where he reports on Congress, trends in intermodal connectivity and federal elections.


GovernmentBusiness

House Appropriators Keep Meal-and-Rest-Break Provision in Transportation Bill

A provision aimed at ensuring uniformity nationwide for meal-and-rest-break laws for truck drivers will stay in a House funding bill after surviving a Democratic-led effort to remove it May 23.

May 23, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Chief Ray Martinez Says ELD Guidance for Ag Haulers Forthcoming

WASHINGTON New electronic logging device guidance that would address flexibility concerns raised by aspects of the agriculture sector will be unveiled shortly by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the agencys chief told House lawmakers May 22.

May 22, 2018
BusinessSafety

XPOs Joseph Hicks Wins Big in Rhode Island Truck Rodeo

The 3-axle class at the Rhode Island Truck Driving Championships was dominated by Joseph Hicks of XPO Logistics.

May 21, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Capitol Agenda for the Week of May 21: Summer in the City

After we dig out those picnic baskets from our coat closets, and pack the car with beach umbrellas, towels and sunblock, well mentally prepare ourselves to sit inside our cars with our loved ones in bumper-to-bumper traffic this Memorial Day. A look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

May 21, 2018
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

FedEx Express Driver Mark Brundage Takes 窪蹋勛圖厙 Top Prize in Virginia Championships

Virginia is for lovers, and Mark Brundage loves the 4-axle. Finishing first in the class, Brundage earned the best-in-show trophy at the states annual truck driving championships.

May 18, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Municipalities Tasked With Climate-Resilient Infrastructure, FEMA Says

WASHINGTON Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long said although the agency takes into account rising seas when preparing for disasters, advancing resilient infrastructure projects begins at municipalities.

May 17, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Australian Ambassador Tells Lawmakers to Consider Infrastructure Privatization

WASHINGTON With many American policymakers struggling to identify a long-term path for funding their big-ticket infrastructure projects, Australias ambassador to the United States has proposed a rather simple approach: privatize the projects.

May 17, 2018

House Panel Advances Meal, Rest Break Provision in Funding Bill

Legislation that would aim to ensure nationwide uniformity for meal-and-rest-break laws for truckers easily advanced through a House funding subcommittee May 16.

May 16, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogisticsAutonomous

Capitol Agenda for the Week of May 14: Big Orange Cone

Downtown Las Vegas is under construction. The consistent rise in tourism and population persuaded city and state officials to invest in wider roadways, additional transit and walkability options, and improve connectivity across freight corridors.

May 14, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Chief Ray Martinez to Speak at House Transportation Hearing

The countrys top trucking regulator will be among the officials scheduled to update House policymakers during a hearing May 22, several individuals with knowledge of the hearing told Transport Topics.

May 11, 2018