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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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NHTSA Investigates Tesla’s Driverless Vehicle-Summon Feature

Tesla is under federal scrutiny over concerns that a newly released driver-assistance feature could result in crashes.

January 7, 2025
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Ocean Shipping Rates Start 2025 With a Spike

Spot container rates for shipping goods to the U.S. from Asia have spiked over the past month as companies look to avoid higher tariffs and pad their inventories ahead of a threatened port strike.

January 7, 2025
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Dockworkers to Restart Talks With Jobs-for-Automation Offer

A U.S. dockworkers’ union and their employer group will meet in New Jersey on Jan. 7 with just over a week to hammer out a deal on a new labor contract.

January 7, 2025
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Diesel Price Rises 5.8¢ to $3.561 a Gallon to Start New Year

Diesel prices rose significantly in the first reporting period of the new year, climbing 5.8 cents to reach a national average of $3.561 a gallon, according to EIA data released Jan. 6.

January 6, 2025
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Trump Rejects Claims of Scaling Back Tariff Policy

What now seems certain is that Trump — who sees tariffs as a way to rebuild American manufacturing and make other countries hew to his policy priorities — is preparing a major package.

January 6, 2025
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Canada’s Trudeau Announces Resignation as Prime Minister

TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Jan. 6 after nearly a decade in power, bowing to discontent over his leadership and turmoil within his government.

January 6, 2025
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NYC Congestion Pricing Gets Quiet Start

New York City kicked off the first congestion pricing program in the U.S., part of an effort to reduce the number of vehicles in the world’s most traffic-clogged urban area.

January 6, 2025
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Critical $100M Rail Bridge Opens at Texas-Mexico Border

A key rail route that connects Texas to Mexico has now opened after Canadian Pacific Kansas City unveiled the new Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge in December.

January 6, 2025
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Winter Storm Makes Travel Dangerous Across Nation

A major winter blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures in the U.S. stirred dangerous travel conditions from central and southern states all the way to the East Coast.

January 6, 2025
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Biden Bans Offshore Drilling as Trump Vows to Undo It

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, an effort to block action by the incoming administration to expand offshore drilling.

January 6, 2025