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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.


Government, Business, Technology

Capitol Agenda for the Week of April 5: A Different Darling

Who are you and what have you done with Scott Darling? Thenominee to head FMCSA that we bumped intoat the Mid-America Trucking Show last week was far different from the reserved acting administrator we encountered a year ago at the same event. Except for the hat. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

April 5, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Video: OOIDA Senior Official Criticizes FMCSA’s ‘Beyond Compliance’

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s “Beyond Compliance” incentives program for carriers and drivers was criticized by stakeholders during a public forum at an annual trucking show here April 1.

April 1, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

State DOTs Urged to Study Parking Habits at Truck Stops

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — State transportation officials need to continue to survey truck stop facilities to determine waysparking for trucks may be augmented nationwide, a senior federal highway official said at a trucking conference here March 31.

March 31, 2016
Special Coverage, Government, Business

FMCSA's Darling Returns to MATS to Hear From Drivers, Vendors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The country’s top trucking regulator joined the opening day crowds at the Mid-America Trucking Show here on March 31 because he said he wanted to hear from drivers and vendors.

March 31, 2016
Business

Peloton Exec Says Platooning Technology, Access to Data Improve Freight Movement

WASHINGTON — Improvements in platooning technology and incorporating data trends will help boost fuel efficiency and freight connectivity in the coming years, Steve Boyd, co-founder and vice president of external affairs at Peloton, said at an event here.

March 24, 2016
Government

Appropriators Urged to Delay Safety Fitness Determination Rulemaking

A group of lawmakers are calling on the leaders of the House transportation funding panel to delay a rulemaking on a safety fitness determination proposal.

March 22, 2016
Government, Business, Technology

Capitol Agenda for the Week of March 22: Moving on to Plan B

Proponents, including American Trucking Associations,who were unsuccessful in attaching a meal and rest break provision to the aviation bill are moving on to Plan B. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

March 22, 2016
Government, Business

Senate Advances Short-Term FAA Measure

The Senate on March 17 easily advanced a short-term aviation bill that would keep Federal Aviation Administration programs authorized through July 15.

March 17, 2016
Government, Business

Senate Panel Advances FAA Reform Bill Sans Trucking Provision

WASHINGTON — A trucking-related provision that had been contested in the House was not included in an aviation reform bill a Senate panel advanced March 16.

March 16, 2016
Government

New Poster at FMCSA Honors Drivers

Several commercial trucking organizationson March 14 presented the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration with a poster honoring 76 professional drivers.

March 15, 2016