Latest News Updates From Eugene Mulero

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

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Sept. 25: Reforming the Tax Code

The real possibility of lawmakers advancing the first overhaul of the country’s tax code in more than three decades would greatly benefit trucking, ATA President Chris Spear says.

September 25, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyFuelAutonomous

Safety, Productivity to Improve With Proliferation of Autonomous Trucks, Executives Say

ATLANTA — Advancements in the technology facilitating autonomous trucks will enhance safety and productivity across the freight sector, two executives helping to drive the issue said at the Connected Fleets USA conference Sept. 25.

September 25, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Republican Leaders to Unveil Tax Reform Proposals Week of Sept. 25

A key House committee with jurisdiction over tax policy is poised to reveal a plan the week of Sept. 25 aimed at overhauling the U.S. tax code.

September 21, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

ELDs, ‘Internet of Trucks’ Featured at NACV

Federal regulators and experts continue to update carriers and drivers on requisite steps moving forward prior to the mandate for electronic logging devices.

September 20, 2017
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Equipment Makers Set Up First ‘Fly-In’ With Washington Policymakers

The rare opportunity of reforming the federal corporate tax code and ensuring long-term funding for freight infrastructure in the coming months prompted the Association of Equipment Manufacturers to recently schedule its own meetings on Capitol Hill and the White House.

September 20, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Sept. 18: Truck Platooning

Federal transportation agencies hosted a truck platooning demonstration on Interstate 66 in Northern Virginia last week to showcase the advancements of autonomous technology ready for commercial use next year.

September 18, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Secretary Chao to Address Industry at MCE in October

The country’s top transportation official will update trucking executives about the Trump administration’s policies and objectives at the Management Conference & Exhibition hosted by American Trucking Associations next month in Orlando, Fla.

September 15, 2017
Government

Hill Consideration of Meal, Rest Break Proposal on Pause

A proposal aimed at guaranteeing nationwide uniformity of meal and rest break rules for truck drivers has hit a snag this year in the U.S. Senate.

September 14, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Drivers Remain Essential Amid Autonomous Technology, Trucking Execs Tell Senate Panel

WASHINGTON — As autonomous technology evolves, drivers will remain integral to the movement of goods and services for the foreseeable future, top trucking executives told senators concerned about potential disruptions in the labor force.

September 13, 2017