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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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‘Everything’s on the Table’ to Fund Infrastructure, Says Rep. Sam Graves

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the surface transportation subcommittee in the House said Congress will need to consider ways other than raising taxes on fuel to fund infrastructure projects.

May 16, 2016
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Panel Endorses More P3 Infrastructure Investment

WASHINGTON — An Infrastructure Week panel at the Bipartisan Policy Center on May 16 advocated for public-private partnerships to fill about half of the nation’s infrastructure funding gap that will top $1 trillion by 2025.

May 16, 2016
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FedEx Freight CEO Calls on Congress to Allow Twin 33-Foot Trailers

WASHINGTON — Speaking at an Infrastructure Week kickoff event, FedEx Freight CEO Michael Ducker called on Congress to authorize the use of twin 33-foot trailers as a “creative solution” to help the nation’s declining condition of roads and bridges.

May 16, 2016
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House Appropriators to Consider Transportation Funding Bill May 18

House appropriators on May 18 will take up a fiscal 2017 funding bill that is expected to include trucking-related provisions, Capitol Hill aides said.

May 16, 2016
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Trucking Company Owner Asks Supreme Court for Permission to Sue DEA Over Driver’s Death

The owner of a small Texas trucking company, whose 18-wheeler was used without permission by the Drug Enforcement Administration in a botched Zetas Cartel sting that left the driver dead, wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate his lawsuit.

May 16, 2016
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With Union Pensions in Jeopardy, Fund Appeals to Congress for Aid

Thorny Teamsters pension issues were pushed into Congress’ lap last week by the Central States Pension Fund after the U.S. Treasury Department rejected the fund’s bid to create long-term solvency by cutting pension benefits by about 50% for most union retirees.

May 16, 2016
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‘Fittest Trucker’ Crusades for Health

SAN ANTONIO — A former world-class swimmer who earned accolades as the “fittest truck driver in America” is on a campaign to improve the poor state of truck dri-ver health.

May 16, 2016
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XPO Rebuffs Meeting Unions on Complaints

The Teamsters union and European labor representatives last week tried, but failed, to force a meeting with XPO Logistics Inc. CEO Bradley Jacobs to discuss union issues.

May 16, 2016
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ELD Vendors to Self-Certify Devices as Compliant ELDs

Certification of electronic logging devices has been left to the device manufacturers under the federal ELD rule.

May 14, 2016
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Fleets Use Software to Better Plan ϳԹ Time for Drivers

ϳԹ time is a key factor for driver satisfaction, so carriers are using transportation management software to remind them when drivers want to be home and find the best routes to get them there.

May 14, 2016