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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.


GovernmentBusiness

Time Running Out for Highway Trust Fund, DOT Warns

The Department of Transportation warned April 15 that the federal Highway Trust Fund will encounter a shortfall by August, putting at risk the ability for states to pay for key highway maintenance projects.

April 15, 2014
GovernmentSafety

Mass. Trucking Co. Sentenced For Bribing FMCSA Inspector

A Massachusetts trucking company owner was sentenced to one year of probation and a fine of $1,000 for paying a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration safety inspector $1,000 to produce a false report.

April 14, 2014
Government

Rep. Petri Plans to Retire

Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.), who chairs a key House transportation subcommittee, announced April 11 that he will retire at the end of his current term.

April 11, 2014
Government

FMCSA Seeks Public Input on Mexican Carrier for Cross-Border Program

Federal transportation safety regulators are asking the public to comment this month as they consider whether to approve a Mexican motor carrier’s request to operate in the United States beyond the border region with Mexico.

April 11, 2014
GovernmentBusiness

House Adopts Ryan Budget Resolution

The House by a narrow vote adopted a budget proposal April 10 that calls for offsetting transfers from the general federal fund to a major highway account with savings elsewhere in the budget.

April 10, 2014
GovernmentBusiness

OOIDA Calls on FMCSA to Extend Medical Certification Deadline

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to extend the registration deadline its members must meet to be certified by a medical professional.

April 8, 2014
GovernmentBusiness

House Democrat Seeks Backing for Infrastructure Bill

Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) told a House transportation panel that the need to improve roads and bridges nationwide should trump partisan rifts on Capitol Hill as he drummed up support for the legislative fix he introduced last year aimed at upgrading aging infrastructure.

April 8, 2014
Government

T&I Panel to Look at International P3s Models

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships on April 8 is scheduled to examine business studies involving international companies that worked with national firms to devise plans to fund and maintain infrastructure projects.

April 4, 2014
GovernmentBusiness

More Tolls Could Boost Highway Funding, Reason Foundation Says

Tolling drivers along Interstate highways would help states come up with the additional funding they need to fix and maintain aging infrastructure, the libertarian think tank Reason Foundation argues in a recent report.

April 4, 2014
GovernmentBusiness

Key House Lawmakers Question HOS Rule

WASHINGTON — The top transportation appropriator in the House on April 3 called into question the benefits of a rule that limits work hours for truckers, in a hearing examining the Obama administration’s fiscal 2015 budget request for transportation agencies.

April 3, 2014