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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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Amazon Offers to Help Biden Administration With Vaccinations

Amazon .com Inc. is offering to help the Biden administration accelerate the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, including to its own employees.

January 20, 2021
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Incoming Administration Looking to the Future, Buttigieg Says

A day before his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, President Joe Bidens pick to lead the countrys transportation policy affairs championed a pandemic aid package that includes funds for transit systems.

January 20, 2021
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Biden Unveils Sweeping Climate Plan, Moves to Rejoin Paris Pact

President Joe Biden signed sweeping actions to combat climate change hours after taking the oath of office, moving to rejoin the Paris accord and imposing a moratorium on oil leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

January 20, 2021
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Safety Equipment, Training for Contractors Doesnt Endanger Status, DOL Says

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued an opinion letter ruling that motor carriers can supply independent contractors safety equipment such as dash cams, speed limiters and driver monitoring systems, and also require that they take safety training without jeopardizing their independent contractor status.

January 20, 2021
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Oil Tanker Owners Pay to Move Crude in Wake of Supply Cuts

Saudi Arabias oil production cuts have hit the tanker market so hard that owners of the biggest vessels are effectively subsidizing cargo deliveries on the industrys main trade route.

January 20, 2021
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Maryland DOT Weighs Three Proposals for Major P3

The Maryland Department of Transportation has received three proposals from teams composed of private sector firms interested in becoming the developer for major interstate improvement work.

January 20, 2021
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Anthony Levandowski Receives Trump Pardon

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Anthony Levandowski, saving the engineer from more than a year in prison for stealing trade secrets from his former employer, Alphabet Inc.s Waymo.

January 20, 2021
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Diesel Rises 2.6瞽; Biden Stops Development of Keystone XL Pipeline

Truckers are continuing to see higher diesel prices as the nationwide cost of truckings main fuel rose 2.6 cents, the Energy Information Administration reported Jan. 18.

January 19, 2021
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Plaintiff Attorneys Often Use 'Reptile Theory' to Win Nuclear Trucking Jury Verdicts, Experts Say

In trucking accident lawsuits, the "reptile theory" is a method plaintiff lawyers have deployed in pursuit of so-called nuclear jury verdicts.

January 19, 2021
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Transportation Nominee Buttigieg Vows to Turn Slogan Into Reality

Pete Buttigieg, Bidens choice to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation, has committed to turn the slogan Build Back Better into reality. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

January 19, 2021