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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.

Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

Biden’s Energy Department Suppressed LNG Study, GOP Says

The analysis is likely to intensify criticisms that former President Joe Biden’s pause was politically motivated and could cast doubts on the results of a second assessment.

March 19, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Stellantis’ Elkann: Auto Industry Doesn’t Need Defense Ties

Stellantis Chairman John Elkann says Europe’s auto manufacturers don’t need the defense industry to survive, after some governments called on carmakers to contribute to a defense push.

March 19, 2025
Government, Business

Fed Stays the Course on Rates as Inflation Risks Grow

The Federal Open Market Committee voted to keep the benchmark federal funds rate in a range of 4.25%-4.5%, and said it would further slow the pace at which it is reducing its balance sheet.

March 19, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Florida Port Gains $2M State Grant to Boost Truck Traffic

“As Florida continues to attract more domestic and international business, it is critical that we bolster Florida’s ports for greater operations,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

March 19, 2025
Government, Business, Fuel

Oil CEOs Meet With Trump as US Unwinds Environmental Rules

The chief executives of more than a dozen oil companies will deliver a message of gratitude — as well as caution — when they meet with President Donald Trump on March 19.

March 19, 2025
Government, Business, Fuel

Trump Approves LNG Exports From Venture Global’s CP2 Project

The administration has granted Venture Global LNG conditional approval to export natural gas from a planned facility in Louisiana that had stalled under the last administration.

March 19, 2025
Government, Business, Technology

Tariff Threats Spur TSMC’s Taiwan Peers to Seek US Expansion

Taiwan companies including Foxconn have sprung to the vanguard of shifting manufacturing to the U.S.

March 19, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Shipping Group Says Trump Port Fee Plan Will Hurt Economy

Bimco says a plan by the Trump administration to introduce fees on the use of Chinese commercial ships is likely to damage the U.S. economy. 

March 19, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Tesla Approved to Offer Passenger Rides in California

The permit will allow Tesla initially to carry its employees on a prearranged basis in company-owned vehicles, before later transporting members of the public.

March 18, 2025
Government, Business

EPA: Rollback on Heavy-Truck Emission Rules

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reopening its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles rules as well as its Heavy-Duty Nitrous Oxide rule as part of a sweeping review of what an agency release described as the Biden administration’s “problematic” Clean Trucks Plan.   

March 18, 2025