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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

FMCSA Announces $30 Million to Help States Collect Safety Data

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Jan. 12 announced that $30 million is available to help states modernize their safety data technologies.

January 12, 2015
Government

Senate Panel OKs Keystone XL Pipeline

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Jan. 8 approved legislation that would greenlight the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting up a contentious debate on the floor of the Senate next week on a measure backed by Republican leaders and opposed by the White House.

January 8, 2015
Government

Sen. John Thune Officially Named Chairman of Commerce Committee

As expected, the U.S. Senate on Jan. 8 ratified Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) as the next chairman of the Commerce, Science and Technology Committee during the 114th Congress.

January 8, 2015
Government, Business

Sen. Boxer Not Seeking Re-election in 2016

Sen. Barbara Boxer, who as the top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, has been integral in advancing the most recent highway bills in Congress, announced she will not seek another term in office in 2016.

January 8, 2015
Government, Fuel

Boehner: ‘Doubtful’ House Has Votes to Raise Gas Tax

Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) told reporters Jan. 8 he does not think there is sufficient support in his chamber to approve an increase to the federal fuel tax.

January 8, 2015
Government, Business, Safety

DOT Awards $500,000 to Assist Washington State in Fixing Rain-Damaged Roads

The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing Washington state with $500,000 to help authorities fix roads damaged by recent heavy rainfall.

January 8, 2015
Government

FMCSA Renews Vision Waivers for 21 Commercial Drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Jan. 6 announced that 21 visually impaired commercial drivers have met the physical requirements to be allowed to continue to operate vehicles on highways.

January 7, 2015
Government

White House Unlikely to Support Senate Keystone Pipeline Bill

White House press secretary Josh Earnest on Jan. 6 said President Obama is not likely to sign a Senate bill that would greenlight construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

January 6, 2015
Government, Business

Sen. Thune: Congress Should Consider All Options to Fund Infrastructure

The next chairman of a key Senate transportation panel said federal lawmakers should “look at all the options” to keep infrastructure projects funded in the coming years.

January 5, 2015
Government

DOT Awards $2 Million to Assist California Repair of Flood-Damaged Roads

The federal Department of Transportation is sending California $2 million to assist communities in repairing roads damaged by recent floods.

December 18, 2014