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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.


GovernmentBusinessSafety

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx: P3s Not ‘100% Solution to America’s Infrastructure Deficit’

WASHINGTON — Investment agreements on infrastructure projects between government agencies and private investors, while essential, are part of a broader financial strategy to pay for such projects around the country, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said at a conference Sept. 22.

September 22, 2015
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Thune Would Back Three-Year House Highway Bill

Senate Commerce Chairman John Thune said he would support House Republicans if they proceed with legislation that would fund transportation programs for three years, if that meant not passing a short-term highway-funding fix next month.

September 17, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

Moving Association to Press Congress on CSA Reform, HOS

American Moving and Storage Association members will call on Congress to reform trucking regulations they say impact the industry.

September 16, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

CEOs Press Congress, Obama White House to ‘Do Everything They Can to Promote Predictability’

An economic outlook released by the Business Roundtable on Sept. 15 found that CEOs are cautious about the economy’s near-term prospects. Also, those top executives are scaling back business plans for capital investment over the next six months.

September 15, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

Stakeholders Again Urge Congress to Pass Long-Term Highway Bill

The major transportation industry stakeholders are once again urging Congress to advance a six-year highway bill before funding authority for infrastructure programs expires at the end of October.

September 15, 2015
BusinessGovernmentAutonomous

States Could Allow 91,000-Pound Trucks Under Legislation Proposed by Rep. Ribble

State officials would be authorized to allow heavier commercial trucks on their roadways under legislation Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) introduced Sept. 10.

September 14, 2015
GovernmentBusinessSafety

House T&I to Take Up Multiyear Highway Bill in a Few Weeks

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is likely to mark up a multiyear highway bill at the end of September or early October, a committee aide told Transport Topics on Sept. 11.

September 11, 2015
Government

Rep. Reid Ribble's Legislation Would Allow Heavier Commercial Trucks to Hit the Road

State officials would be authorized to allow heavier commercial trucks on their roadways under legislation Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) introduced Sept. 10.

September 10, 2015
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Secretary Foxx: Congress ‘Can Achieve a Bipartisan Bill’ (with video)

WASHINGTON— With about a week to go before a House transportation panel takes up a multiyear highway bill, the country’s top transportation officer said the timing is right for both chambers of Congress to finally approve such legislation.

September 9, 2015
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

White House to Appoint Former NY Transportation Chief to Infrastructure Advisory Council

Former New York state Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald will be appointed to a post on the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, the White House announced in late August.

September 8, 2015