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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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Trump Says US Is Talking With China but Not Ready for Deal

President Donald Trump said the United States is doing very well with China, and talking! but suggested he wasnt ready to sign a trade deal, hours after his top economic adviser laid out a potential timeline for the resumption of substantive discussions with Beijing.

August 19, 2019
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FRA Announces $244 Million in Grant Availability

More than $244 million in grants is available for projects that improve safety, efficiency and reliability, federal railroad regulators announced this month.

August 19, 2019
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USDOT Appoints Mala Parker Acting Deputy Administrator of FHWA

Mala Parkers portfolio at the Federal Highway Administration will include the role of acting deputy administrator, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Aug. 15.

August 16, 2019
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China Ramps Up Brazil Soybean Imports, Rebuffing US Crops

China is stepping up its soybean buying in Brazil as growers in Argentina continue to hoard and the Asian nation avoids American oilseed after an escalation in trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.

August 16, 2019
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Fed Survey Finds Tariffs Pushing Up Prices, Pinching Profits

A new survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found a growing conviction among businesses that President Donald Trumps tariffs were hitting their bottom line.

August 16, 2019
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Economic Concerns Send US Consumer Mood to Seven-Month Low

U.S. consumer sentiment plummeted to a seven-month low in August on growing concerns about the economy even as the labor market shows few signs of weakening from robust levels.

August 16, 2019
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Deere Cuts Outlook for the Year Due to Flooding, Trade War

Deere & Co. cut its profit expectations for the year as beleaguered farmers and an escalating trade war with China cut into sales.

August 16, 2019
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窪蹋勛圖厙 Construction Fell 4% in July

WASHINGTON U.S. housing starts fell 4% in July, driven by a decline in the construction of apartment buildings.

August 16, 2019
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One-on-One With FMCSA's Ray Martinez

FMCSA Administrator Ray Martinez chats one-on-one with TT's Eleanor Lamb on the heels of the agency's release of proposed rule changes to hours of service.

August 15, 2019
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Colorado Revs Toward an Electric Car Future

Faced with more people driving Colorados increasingly clogged roads and fouling air thats flunking federal standards, state health officials this week embraced an alternative vision that hundreds of thousands of drivers soon, if given options, will shift to zippier electric vehicles that dont pollute and roll 300 miles on a charge.

August 15, 2019