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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.

Government

Maryland Gov. Hogan Makes Overturn of Road Project Scoring 'Top Priority'

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Dec. 14 he will introduce emergency legislation to overturn a contentious transportation scoring law passed earlier this year, calling its repeal his top priority in the coming General Assembly session.

December 15, 2016
Government

Delaware DOT Reroutes Truck Traffic After Complaints

The signs are down, but the issue of truck traffic in Delaware along the Route 41, Route 48 and Route 7 corridors remains a concern for area legislators.

December 15, 2016
BusinessGovernmentLogistics

Port of L.A. Sets New Cargo Record, Long Beach Lags Due to Hanjin Bankruptcy

Containerized cargo volume at the nation’s top two largest ports was mixed in November as Los Angeles continues to experience a record-breaking year and Long Beach suffers from the bankruptcy of the Hanjin Shipping Co.

December 14, 2016
GovernmentTechnologyAutonomous

DOT Announces Proposed Rule for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Dec. 13 issued a proposed rule offering guidance for the development of vehicle-to-vehicle technologies that would provide advance warning of potentially life-threatening crashes for light vehicles.

December 13, 2016
GovernmentBusiness

Public, Private, Nonprofit Sector Insiders Team to Focus on Nation’s Infrastructure Woes

WASHINGTON — Representatives from government, private and nonprofit sectors discussed best practices and examples of successful projects Dec. 13 while offering advice to the incoming Trump administration and lawmakers on how to fix the $3.3 trillion infrastructure funding shortfall.    

December 13, 2016
BusinessGovernment

Positive Traffic News at Ports of Virginia, Charleston, Jacksonville

November was a positive month for several of the top ports in North America, according to monthly statistics released in mid-December.

December 13, 2016
Government

FMCSA to Maintain the Current Carrier Drug Testing Rate at 25% for 2017

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Dec. 13 that it will maintain the current controlled substances random testing rate at 25% for motor carriers during 2017.

December 13, 2016
Government

Perry Said to Be Offered Energy Secretary Position by Trump

Donald Trump has chosen Rick Perry to be the secretary of energy, putting the onetime presidential candidate and former oil-state governor atop the agency that helps chart the nation’s energy future, according to four people familiar with the president-elect’s selection process.

December 13, 2016
Government

Road Building in North Carolina ‘Data Driven’ After Passing of Bill to Remove Politics From Transportation

In the old days, getting a road built often meant a powerful legislator making a call, pressuring agency employees and then appearing at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the shiny new road.

December 13, 2016
Government

Defense Bill to Allow Drivers to Use TWIC Cards as ID at Military Bases

The 2017 National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress on Dec. 8 contains a provision that will permit truck drivers to soon use their Transportation Worker Identification Credential as sole proof of identity when entering any of the nation’s 700 military installations.

December 12, 2016