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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow whats happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

GovernmentBusinessSafety

Study Shines a Light on the Dangers of Speeding

A new study highlighting the perils of speeding on the nations highways urges action by policymakers and transportation stakeholders.

February 6, 2019
Government

Andrew Wheeler, Nicole Nason Nominations Advance to Senate Floor

President Donald Trumps picks to lead the countrys environmental policies and oversee the surface transportation network advanced to the Senate floor Feb. 5.

February 6, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Intermodal Volume Growth in 2018 Best in Five Years, IANA Report Says

Driven by tight trucking capacity and the threat of tariffs, intermodal volumes increased 5.6% in 2018, their highest growth in five years, according to the Intermodal Association of North Americas annual report.

February 6, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Trade Gap Narrows to Five-Month Low as Imports Plummet

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in November by more than forecast to a five-month low, as imports tumbled by the most in more than two years amid an intensifying trade war.

February 6, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

With ELD Rollout in Rearview Mirror, Focus Turns to Fleet Management

The telematics-for-trucking market experienced a dramatic explosion in growth over the past three years, driven primarily by the federally mandated rollout of electronic logging devices across most of the longhaul trucking sector. Now that the industry has made that transition to electronic logs, the telematics market is bound to undergo a shakeout because there are more ELD suppliers than the industry needs.

February 6, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

More Private Parking Spaces on the Way as Natso, FHWA Count Spots

Some of the nations largest travel-stop companies are adding parking spaces and expanding operations in 2019, as national demand for truck parking continues to rise.

February 6, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Calls Infrastructure Investment A Necessity

President Donald Trump called investment in infrastructure a necessity, but a detailed articulation of a vision for rebuilding the countrys crumbling roads and bridges was absent from a much-anticipated State of the Union address that focused primarily on security concerns and immigration policy.

February 5, 2019
GovernmentBusinessFuel

UPS Freight President Rich McArdle Optimistic Infrastructure Bill Will Advance

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and the current divided Congress create an opportunity for advancing a long-term infrastructure policy measure in the near future, UPS Freight President Rich McArdle said at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event Feb. 5.

February 5, 2019
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Grants One HOS Exemption, Receives Request for Another

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted reprieve from hours-of-service rules to one group and received an exemption request from the rules from another.

February 5, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogistics

N.Y. Mayor Says Amazon Will Prevail as City Needs Tech

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said he thinks Amazon.com will prevail in building its huge new campus in the city despite an opponent being recommended to serve on a board with veto power over the transaction.

February 5, 2019