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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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Infrastructure Bill Moves Closer to Senate Passage After Delays

The U.S. Senate moved closer to passing a $550 billion infrastructure package after a drawn-out debate that pushed action into this week and left the status of several proposed changes unsettled.

August 9, 2021
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Trevor Milton Hires Lawyers Who Defended Elon Musk

Trevor Milton has more in common with Elon Musk than starting a prominent electric vehicle company named after inventor Nikola Tesla. Hes now hired the same lawyers to defend him.

August 6, 2021
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EPA to Update NOx, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards

The Environmental Protection Agency on Aug. 5 announced plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollutants from heavy-duty trucks in a series of major rulemakings over the next three years.

August 6, 2021
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Senators Struggle to Amend, Finish Infrastructure Bill

WASHINGTON Nearing decision time, senators were struggling to wrap up work on the bipartisan infrastructure plan despite hopes to expedite consideration and voting on the nearly $1 trillion proposal.

August 6, 2021
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US Added 943,000 Jobs in July

WASHINGTON Hiring surged in July as American employers added 943,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4% as the U.S. economy continues to bounce back from last years coronavirus shutdown.

August 6, 2021
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Digital Series Spotlights TT Magazines in Debut Episodes

Transport Topics has launched a digital event series that spotlights its supplemental publications, and featured its new Calibrate equipment-focused magazine and redesigned iTECH technology publication in its debut episodes.

August 5, 2021
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Automakers Join Biden in Pledge to Boost EV Sales

DETROIT The Biden administration wants automakers to raise gas mileage and cut tailpipe pollution between now and model year 2026, and it has won a voluntary commitment Aug. 5 from the industry that electric vehicles will comprise up to half of U.S. sales by the end of the decade.

August 5, 2021
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Senate Debates $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

Legislation meant to upgrade and modernize the countrys freight networks, drinking water system and railroads garnered a mostly bipartisan reception during its ongoing consideration this month in the U.S. Senate.

August 5, 2021
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ATA Legal Forum Offers Strategies to Counter Lawsuit Abuses

From the rise in multimillion dollar nuclear jury verdicts against motor carriers to federal and state efforts to redraw the industrys independent contractor business model, these are pressing times for lawyers that represent trucking companies.

August 5, 2021
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Sen. Young Champions Trucking Workforce Provision in Infrastructure Bill

WASHINGTON The main sponsor of a program to pave the way for commercial driver license holders under 21 to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce expressed optimism about his proposals chances of passing in the U.S. Senate.

August 5, 2021