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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.

GovernmentBusinessAutonomous

FHWA Launches Nationwide Initiative on Highway Automation

The Federal Highway Administration will host a series of meetings throughout the remainder of the year that will bring government and private-sector representatives together over the topic of highway automation

May 9, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Southern Nevada’s Freight Corridor Gets the Vegas Treatment

The $1 billion Project Neon will widen Interstate 15 at the U.S. 95 interchange “Spaghetti Bowl,” commonly known for its bumper-to-bumper traffic — and accidents in Las Vegas.

May 9, 2018
GovernmentLogistics

Trump Eyes Twice-Failed Legal Strategy to Fight California Regulations

The Trump administration is preparing to battle California’s tough car pollution regulations using an approach that federal courts already have rejected. Twice.

May 9, 2018
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Cargo Ships May Switch to Diesel Fuel by 2020

A move to curtail emissions produced by cargo ships and cruise liners could in a few years put new pressure on prices and supplies of diesel fuel.

May 8, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Project Neon? There’s an App for That

With a smartphone, everyone from freight executives to daily commuters to tourists can learn about road closures related to the construction progress of Project Neon, the state of Nevada’s largest public works project at nearly $1 billion.

May 8, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Quest Analysis: Drug Use Among Workers Holds at High Rate

Driven by increases in cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana, drug use in 2017 by the general U.S. workforce held steady at its highest rate in more than a decade, according to an analysis by drug test lab Quest Diagnostics.

May 8, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Leaving Las Vegas: A Drive to Phoenix on U.S. 93 That Many Drivers Don’t Relish

U.S. 93 out of Las Vegas is among the most dangerous and congested routes for some drivers.

May 8, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Fifty-Mile Drone Flights Beckon as Industry Pushes FAA on Rules

Retailers, railroads and electricity companies are pressing for U.S. government approval to fly drones longer distances. Regulators, geared to an aviation industry that can take five years to get a new jetliner in the air, are struggling to adjust to the breakneck pace.

May 8, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Boulder City Braces for New Interstate to Offset Tourist, Truck Traffic

The Boulder City, Nev., area will soon be home to a new interstate highway, according to Federal Highway Administration.

May 8, 2018
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Diesel Up for Seventh Straight Week, Adds 1.4¢ to $3.171 a Gallon

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fuel rose 1.4 cents to $3.171 a gallon, the seventh straight week the trucking industry’s main fuel has increased in price, according to the weekly report from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration.

May 7, 2018