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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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Truck Drivers, Delivery Workers Incurred Highest Number of Fatalities in 2016

Delivery workers and truck operators incurred the greatest number of fatal workplace injuries in 2016, according to a December report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

January 4, 2018
GovernmentSafety

FMCSA to Phase In Multiyear Plans for State Grant Program

FMCSA announced Jan. 4 that some states will start using multiyear commercial vehicle safety plans when carrying out projects made possible by the agency’s largest grant program supporting states.

January 4, 2018
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California Bill Seeks Ban on Fossil-Fueled Vehicles by 2040

California would ban the sale of new cars and trucks powered by fossil fuels in 2040 under legislation introduced Jan. 3 in the state legislature.

January 4, 2018
Government

Transport Topics’ Eugene Mulero Talks Infrastructure on C-SPAN

Transport Topics reporter Eugene Mulero talked infrastructure as a guest on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” program Jan. 4.

January 4, 2018
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

FMCSA Reduces Registration Fees for Commercial Vehicles in 2018

FMCSA has finalized plans to reduce commercial vehicle registration fees by 9.10% in 2018, and by 4.55% in 2019.

January 4, 2018
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Comment Period About to Close on Hotly Debated Glider Provision Repeal

WASHINGTON — To the Environmental Protection Agency, the trucking industry and clean air advocates, semi-trucks outfitted with glider kits represent a new front in the debate over government regulation. And this week happens to be a key week for deciding how and whether trucks like these can continue to be made and sold.

January 4, 2018
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Missouri Gas Tax Increase May Land on Ballot After Task Force Report

A panel set up by Missouri lawmakers wants Missouri voters to raise the state’s gasoline tax by a dime per gallon to help maintain one of the nation’s most extensive highway networks.

January 3, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Bipartisan Human Trafficking Legislation Advances to White House

Bipartisan legislation designed to exclude from the trucking industry those involved in human trafficking was advanced to the White House Dec. 21.

January 3, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

Midwestern States Unite to Mitigate Truck Parking Problems

A group of eight Midwestern states is working to inform truckers of parking availability along major routes.

January 3, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

FMCSA Plan to Eliminate Exemptions for Diabetic Drivers in Limbo

Greg Crawford, an insulin-dependent commercial motor vehicle driver from Oak Park, Mich., says he had to wait months for a medical expert’s verification that his condition was stable before federal regulators cleared him to get back behind the wheel.

January 3, 2018