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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 what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

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South Carolina DOT Program Addresses Rural Freight Needs

The South Carolina Department of Transportation has developed a program to improve mobility and facilitate freight movement on rural interstate highways.

October 23, 2018
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New York Port Authority Adopts GHG Plan in Support of Paris Climate Agreement

More than a year after President Donald Trump vowed to withdraw the United States from the Paris agreement on climate change, one of America’s busiest transportation systems may sign on.

October 23, 2018
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Trudeau Imposes Carbon Tax, With Rebates, on Four Provinces

Justin Trudeau is imposing a carbon tax on provinces that have balked at implementing their own, doubling down on what is set to be a core fight of Canada’s next election.

October 23, 2018
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Trade Tariffs Spark Surge in Lobbying

Companies and business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, ramped up their spending on lobbying during the third quarter, as they sought to contain what they feel is damage from President Trump’s trade war.

October 23, 2018
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Diesel Slides 1.4¢ in First Decline Since Aug. 20

The U.S. average retail price of diesel inched down 1.4 cents to $3.380 a gallon as crude oil prices slipped amid growing U.S. inventories of crude.

October 22, 2018
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Trump Orders Federal Spending Cuts as Chao Touts Regulatory Streamlining

The U.S. Department of Transportation and other federal agencies have to come up with a 5% reduction in their budgets for next year, President Donald Trump told his Cabinet during a recent meeting at the White House.

October 22, 2018
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North Dakota Pipeline Company Gauges Interest in Expanding Oil Volume

BISMARCK, N.D. — The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline is gauging shippers’ interest in a possible expansion of the volume of crude oil moved through the pipeline from 500,000 barrels to 570,000 barrels per day, despite ongoing tribal efforts to shut the pipeline down.

October 22, 2018
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Audit of FMCSA’s Revamp of CSA Underway

The Department of Transportation’s Inspector General has begun a congressionally mandated audit of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s “corrective action plan” intended to revamp the agency’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability Program methodology.

October 22, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

AB Volvo Posts Record Third Quarter, Higher Income and Revenue

AB Volvo notched a 38% gain in net income as record third-quarter revenue was lifted by stronger truck orders and deliveries.

October 22, 2018
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MCE 2018 to Focus on Cooperation, Trucking Industry Promotion

When trucking officials gather at the annual American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition in Austin, Texas, Oct. 27-30, the major theme they will hear is how the industry can work together nationally and locally to promote trucking.

October 20, 2018