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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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Court Approves Timeline for Sale of Yellow Terminals

A bankruptcy court on Sept. 15 approved a timeline for the sale of shuttered less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp.’s terminals, trucks and trailers, making some key dates public for the first time.

September 15, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Biden Sends Top Aides to Detroit to Help With Auto Strike

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Sept. 15 dispatched two of his top aides to Detroit to help resolve the strike by unionized autoworkers.

September 15, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel

Teens Impress PennDOT With Truck Parking Challenge Solution

Two teens from Lenape Technical School are helping the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation come up with a solution to the truck parking problem.

September 15, 2023
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Cruise to Begin Testing Wheelchair-Accessible Robotaxi

Cruise in October will begin testing what it says is “the world’s first purpose-built, wheelchair accessible, self-driving vehicle.â€

September 15, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

Factory Output Rises Slightly, Limited by Auto Production

Production at U.S. factories barely rose in August as a drop in motor vehicle assemblies masked a rebound in output of other consumer goods and business equipment.

September 15, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Workers Are on Strike at All 3 Detroit Automakers

DETROIT — About 13,000 U.S. auto workers went on strike Sept. 15 after their leaders couldn’t bridge a giant gap between union demands and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay.

September 15, 2023
Government

Senate, House Differ on FY24 Funding Bills

With federal funding authority expiring at the end of the month, congressional leaders have yet to finalize their fiscal 2024 legislation.

September 14, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Explosion at Union Pacific Railyard Prompts Evacuations

An explosion inside a container at a Union Pacific railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska on Sept. 14 because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals caught fire.

September 14, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentFuel

Biden’s Rules on Clean Transportation Face a Crucial Test

WASHINGTON — Efforts by the Biden administration to limit pollution from tailpipes face a crucial test as legal challenges brought by GOP-led states head to a federal appeals court.

September 14, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomous

ATA Leader Chris Spear Presses Congress for AV Framework

WASHINGTON — Automated vehicles would gain greater adoption with a nationwide policy framework, Chris Spear, president of American Trucking Associations, told members of Congress on Sept. 13.

September 13, 2023