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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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COVID-19 Relief Aid Package Still in Negotiations

Congressional leaders and the White House have yet to reconcile differences on COVID-19 emergency aid proposals.

October 28, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Toyota Recalls Additional 1.52 Million Vehicles on Stall Risk

Toyota Motor Corp. added 1.52 million vehicles to a recall due to potentially defective fuel pumps that may cause stalling. That brings the number of recalled Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles sold in the U.S. to 3.34 million.

October 28, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

USPS Ordered to Increase Late Trips for Election Mail

A federal judge ordered Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to immediately begin authorizing more late delivery trips after an earlier injunction against the U.S. Postal Service’s disruptive operational changes failed to improve performance before the Nov. 3 election.

October 28, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

US Goods-Trade Gap Unexpectedly Narrows on Drop in Imports

The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in September from the prior month’s record as imports declined for the first time in four months.

October 28, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Seeks Nominations for Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is requesting nominations for people to serve on its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.

October 28, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel

Zeta on Course to Hit New Orleans as Category 2 Hurricane

Hurricane Zeta is strengthening as it spins across the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to slam into New Orleans in the evening Oct. 28 as a Category 2 storm capable of uprooting trees and causing massive power outages.

October 28, 2020
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

12% of Vehicles Inspected Placed Out-of-Service

Commercial vehicle inspectors put 12% of the 43,565 inspected commercial motor vehicles out-of-service for brake-related violations during Brake Safety Week Aug. 23-29, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance said Oct. 27.

October 28, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

In Mail-In Vote Dispute, USPS Argues It Makes No Delivery Guarantees

Delivery delays during an election can’t be unlawful, because the Constitution doesn’t guarantee states any particular level of service when it comes to mail-in ballots, the U.S. Postal Service told a federal judge.

October 27, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Florida Program Encourages Truckers to Fight Human Trafficking

Florida officials recently launched the Highway Heroes campaign, which aims to involve truck drivers in the fight to end human trafficking.

October 27, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Hurricane Warning for New Orleans as Zeta Swirls Over Mexico

Storm-weary Louisiana is once again under a hurricane warning, with Zeta leaving Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on a path that could hit New Orleans the night of Oct. 28.

October 27, 2020