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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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DOT Updates Safety Initiative After First Year

The Department of Transportation over the past year has undertaken a variety of actions related to guidance and rulemakings that officials say will lay the groundwork for reducing the number of fatal crashes on U.S. roadways.

February 3, 2023
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GM’s Self-Driving Expansion Faces Challenges in San Francisco

General Motors-owned Cruise is working to expand its paid service to all of San Francisco and run it 24 hours a day.

February 3, 2023
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Iowa Extends Overweight Limits for Agricultural Transport

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has extended through Feb. 19 the harvest time proclamation for weight limits and the transportation of grain, fertilizer and manure.

February 3, 2023
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Nissan Technicians Can Vote on Union, NLRB Rules

A group of around 86 Nissan North America Inc. technicians at a Tennessee manufacturing plant can vote on unionization, the U.S. labor board ruled.

February 3, 2023
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Democrats Tout Biden’s Big Infrastructure Implementation

The leader of the U.S. Senate is among senior Democrats praising the Biden White House’s management of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure law amid renewed calls for oversight from congressional Republicans.

February 2, 2023
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Three Companies Expand in Kentucky Distribution, Logistics Hub

Northern Kentucky’s footprint for logistics, distribution, transportation and cargo businesses has recently grown with three company expansions totaling $17.4 million.

February 2, 2023
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House GOP Pursues Conservative Energy Agenda

The new House Republican majority recently launched its oversight agenda of the Biden administration’s energy policy portfolio.

February 2, 2023
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TuSimple Says It Didn’t Share Tech With China-Linked Hydron

TuSimple Holdings Inc., an autonomous trucking startup that’s been the subject of U.S. investigations, said it hasn’t shared self-driving technology with another startup with Chinese ties.

February 2, 2023
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Jobless Aid Filings Lowest Since April 2021

U.S. applications for jobless aid fell again last week to their lowest level since April, further evidence that the job market has withstood aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.

February 2, 2023
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ATA President Chris Spear Presses House Panel on IIJA Oversight, Freight Workforce

WASHINGTON — Advancing supply chain connectivity programs and promoting the freight workforce are priorities American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear called on Congress to pursue over the next two years.

February 1, 2023