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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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Truckers Work to Purge Systems of Banned Chinese Technologies, but Challenges Remain

Most motor carriers doing business with the federal government are believed to have responded to a requirement that they do their best to purge technology systems of five banned Chinese technology providers said to be potential hackers into U.S. intelligence and defense agencies’ information systems.

May 24, 2021
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Biden to Direct $1 Billion for Severe Weather Preparedness

President Joe Biden announced a doubling of federal spending on preparations for severe weather events, his latest move to put climate change at the center of his domestic agenda.

May 24, 2021
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Senate Panel to Consider Highway Policy Bill May 26

The Democratic leadership of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee scheduled consideration of comprehensive highway policy legislation for May 26. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

May 24, 2021
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Commission Allocates $924 Million for California Infrastructure Projects

The California Transportation Commission allocated $924 million for critical infrastructure projects at its most recent meeting.

May 24, 2021
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Suez Canal’s Claim Over Once-Stuck Ship Referred by Court

CAIRO — An Egyptian appeals court said May 23 it lacks jurisdiction to look into the Suez Canal Authority’s demands to uphold financial claims that led to the seizure of the cargo ship that blocked the waterway in March.

May 24, 2021
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Senate Panel Reaches Bipartisan Deal on Highway Funding Package

A group of senators said it reached a bipartisan agreement on highway funding a day after Republicans rejected the Biden administration’s trimmed-down $1.7 trillion infrastructure proposal.

May 24, 2021
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Change of Venue Requested in Pilot Flying J Retrial

Former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two former company executives have asked a federal judge for a change of venue in their upcoming retrial early next year on federal charges of cheating truckers out of diesel fuel rebates.

May 21, 2021
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Biden, GOP Senators Continue Negotiations on Infrastructure

President Joe Biden’s infrastructure funding agenda was scaled down to about $1.7 trillion amid ongoing pushback from the Republican leadership in the Senate, which on May 27 outlined a $928 billion counterproposal.

May 21, 2021
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Looking Ahead to Autonomous Trucking

Although autonomous trucks are still in their infancy, the continued development and eventual deployment of these vehicles represents a new frontier for the freight transportation business. As this technology advances in the coming years and decades, fleet operators that adopt self-driving trucks will encounter a new management challenge: finding the best ways to combine automation with human labor.

May 21, 2021
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Illinois Releases $20.7 Billion Infrastructure Construction Plan

Illinois Gov. Jay “J.B.” Pritzker joined various officials May 19 to announce the release of a $20.7 billion transportation construction plan for the state.

May 21, 2021