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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 whats happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

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Responding to Supply Chain Needs, USDOT Announces Maritime Grants

To continue its push to alleviate freight bottlenecks nationwide, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a series of grants for commercial maritime operations and freight hubs along key parts of the supply chain.

December 14, 2021
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Creation of Voting Trust Advances CP-KCS Deal

A railroad merger nearly derailed this year by a bidding war is moving forward ahead of a final say from regulators on Canadian Pacifics $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern railroad.

December 14, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

House Bill Boosts Protections Against Staged Crashes

Legislation targeting staged vehicle collisions and fraudulent claims affecting the motor carrier industry was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

December 14, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Fed to Accelerate Withdrawal of Economic Aid as Prices Surge

WASHINGTON Under Chair Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve is poised this week to execute a sharp turn toward tighter interest rate policies with inflation accelerating and unemployment falling faster than expected.

December 14, 2021
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Snarled Supply Chain Ignites Economic Boom Along US-Mexico Border

Near-shoring is one of the biggest economic transformations sparked by the pandemic: Shrink the length of the supply chain to keep production closer to its final destination and reduce the risk of some snag messing things up along the way.

December 14, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Wholesale Inflation Jumps Record 9.6% Over Past 12 Months

WASHINGTON Prices at the wholesale level surged by a record 9.6% in November from a year earlier, an indication of ongoing inflation pressures.

December 14, 2021
GovernmentFuel

Another 2.5瞽 a Gallon Lopped Off National Diesel Price

The national average price for diesel dipped 2.5 cents to $3.649 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Dec. 13.

December 13, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

White House Unveils Plan for EV Charging Network

The Biden administration on Dec. 13 released a federal strategy to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and bring down the cost of electric cars with the goal of transforming the U.S. auto industry.

December 13, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Consumers Spending at Fastest Pace BofA CEO Has Seen

The head of the nations second-largest bank said consumers are spending at a faster rate than he has ever seen, but he remains concerned about how inflation and supply chain issues will influence the economy going into the winter.

December 13, 2021
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

US Ship-Law Revamp Will Boost Industry Transparency, LA Port Chief Says

The first major update of U.S. international ocean-shipping laws in more than two decades, which passed in the House this week, will help boost transparency in the industry if passed by the Senate, the head of the Port of Los Angeles said.

December 10, 2021