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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.


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Senate Panel Approves DOT Issuing Speed Limiters Proposal in Fiscal 2017 Transportation Bill

WASHINGTON — Legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to advance a proposal on speed limiters for trucks was approved by a Senate panel April 21.

April 21, 2016
Government

House Transportation Panel OKs Pipeline Safety Bill

Legislation aimed at improving pipeline safety by reforming federal rules was approved unanimously April 20 by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

April 20, 2016
GovernmentBusiness

Sen. Susan Collins Says HOS to Be Tweaked in Fiscal 2017 Transportation Funding Bill, According to Reports

Hours-of-service regulation would be tweaked under a fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill a Senate subcommittee advanced April 19, according to Sen. Susan Collins as quoted in Politico.

April 19, 2016
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Senate Transportation Funding Bill Pushes DOT on Speed Limiters Rule

WASHINGTON — A fiscal 2017 Senate transportation funding bill would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to quickly issue a long-awaited proposed rule on speed limiters for motor carriers.

April 19, 2016
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Capitol Agenda for the Week of April 19: Addition by Appropriations?

Trucking leaders have been pressing Congress to adopt a meal-and-rest-break proposal, as well as corrective language to an hours-of-service provision in a fiscal 2016 funding law. This week, Senate funding leaders might be listening. Here's the week ahead fortrucking on Capitol Hill.

April 19, 2016
Government

Senate Funding Panel Takes Up Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation Bill April 19

The Senate transportation appropriations subcommittee on April 19 will consider a fiscal 2017 spending measure that is likely not to reflect the Obama administration’s funding priorities.

April 18, 2016
Government

Shuster Says Truck-Only Lanes Could Help Unclog Bottlenecks

WASHINGTON — During a rare hearing focused exclusively on the commercial motor carrier industry, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee suggested his colleagues support establishing truck-only lanes to help boost freight capacity.

April 18, 2016
Government

Rep. Bill Shuster Muses About Truck-Only Lanes to Increase Highway Safety

WASHINGTON — During a rare hearing focused exclusively on the commercial motor carrier industry, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee suggested his colleagues support establishing truck-only lanes to help boost freight capacity.

April 13, 2016
BusinessSafety

Ports Plan Major Investments in Infrastructure

Large-scale infrastructure projects along ports and freight corridors are expected to receive a major boost over the next five years from port operators and investors, the American Association of Port Authorities found in a recent survey.

April 12, 2016
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Capitol Agenda for the Week of April 12: Motor Carrier Execs of the Roundtable

An April 13roundtable of motor carrier industry stakeholders before a House subcommitteeis intended to help policy leaders figure out the most appropriate approach for the implementation of trucking provisions in the 2015 FAST Act highway law. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

April 12, 2016