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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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FMCSA Proposes 2020, 2021 Reductions to Commercial Vehicle Registration Fees

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a proposed rule that would continue to reduce commercial vehicle registration fees in 2020 and 2021, the agency said in a Federal Register announcement on Aug. 27.

September 3, 2019
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Scam Uses DOT Biennial Update Deadlines to Target Wisconsin Trucking Firms

Wisconsin-based trucking companies have been warned about scam letters informing them they have accrued late fees by failing to file their biennial update with the U.S. Department of Transportation on time.

September 3, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Chevron Lays Groundwork for Venezuela Exit Before Waiver Expires

Chevron Corp. appears to be laying the groundwork to leave Venezuela in the event that the U.S. declines to extend a waiver allowing it to continue operating in the country.

September 3, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

US Soy Shippers Get Small Perk From Otherwise Horrid Trade War

The trade war between the U.S. and China continues to surprise agricultural markets, even delivering an unexpected reprieve for American farmers who have otherwise been roiled by the conflict.

September 3, 2019
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

New Jersey Mall Could Mean Wall-to-Wall Traffic

After 16 years of false starts, the behemoth American Dream retail and amusement complex is set to open just west of Manhattan. To get there, an expected 40 million visitors must join the traffic-choked roads of northern New Jersey.

September 3, 2019
GovernmentSafetyFuel

Reason Foundation: North Dakota Tops Highway Performance List; New Jersey Ranks Last

North Dakota’s infrastructure, congestion levels and safety record propelled the state to the top spot in a recent report that chronicled the performance of highway systems nationwide.

September 3, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

US Manufacturing Activity Contracts in August

WASHINGTON — U.S. factory activity shrank in August for the first time since August 2016, a sign that the trade war with China is weighing down a crucial sector of the economy.

September 3, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Time Running Low for Fleets to Convert AOBRDs to ELDs

Although the federal electronic logging device mandate has been in effect for nearly two years, the regulation will take full effect later this year when an exemption for older e-log systems is set to expire.

September 3, 2019
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Re-Energized Hurricane Dorian Rakes the Southeast Coast

Re-energized at 115 mph, Hurricane Dorian raked the Southeastern U.S. coast with howling, window-rattling winds and sideways rain Sept. 5, knocking out power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses as it pushed northward toward North Carolina’s dangerously exposed Outer Banks.

September 3, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Sept. 1 Tariffs on China Kick In — As Does China's Retaliation

The Trump administration slapped tariffs on roughly $110 billion in Chinese imports on Sept. 1, marking the latest escalation in a trade war that’s inflicting damage across the world economy. China retaliated.

September 1, 2019