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Eugene Mulero

Eugene Mulero

Senior Reporter

Eugene Mulero is a senior reporter at Transport Topics where he reports on Congress, trends in intermodal connectivity and federal elections.


Government, Business

House Panel Sets Public-Private Partnership Roundtable for April 30

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee鈥檚 Panel on Public-Private Partnerships has set an April 30 roundtable hearing to examine how states have applied 鈥淧3鈥 set ups to fund infrastructure projects.

April 25, 2014
Government, Business

Report Calls 63,000 U.S. Bridges 鈥楽tructurally Deficient鈥

A new report by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association found that more than 63,000 bridges around the country 鈥 about 10% 鈥 are 鈥渟tructurally deficient.鈥

April 25, 2014
Government, Business

Former DOT Chiefs Peters, Mineta to Unveil P3 Study Next Week

Former transportation secretaries Mary Peters and Norman Mineta will headline the release of the Eno Center for Transportation鈥檚 study examining the role of public-private partnerships to pay for infrastructure projects.

April 23, 2014
Government, Business

April 28 Deadline Approaching for TIGER Grant Applications

States and municipalities seeking federal aid this year to revamp critical infrastructure projects have until April 28 to apply for a popular grant program managed by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

April 22, 2014
Safety

Outgoing NTSB Chief Hersman Urges FMCSA to Shut Down Unsafe Operators

WASHINGTON 鈥 Deborah Hersman, the outgoing chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said the top federal truck safety regulator has to ensure that companies that do not honor hours-of-service rules are penalized and eventually shut down.

April 21, 2014
Government, Business

CBO Says Highway Fund Will Be in Shortfall Under Obama鈥檚 Transportation Plan

The federal Highway Trust Fund will have 鈥渋nsufficient revenues to meet obligations鈥 beginning in fiscal 2015, according to the Congressional Budget Office鈥檚 latest estimate of the president鈥檚 budget proposal.

April 18, 2014
Government, Business

DOT Sets May 6 Truck Size/Weight Webinar

The Department of Transportation has scheduled a May 6 webinar to update the public on the progress of a study that looks at safety implications related to the size and weight of trucks.

April 17, 2014
Government, Business

Time Running Out for Highway Trust Fund, DOT Warns

The Department of Transportation warned April 15 that the federal Highway Trust Fund will encounter a shortfall by August, putting at risk the ability for states to pay for key highway maintenance projects.

April 15, 2014
Government, Safety

Mass. Trucking Co. Sentenced For Bribing FMCSA Inspector

A Massachusetts trucking company owner was sentenced to one year of probation and a fine of $1,000 for paying a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration safety inspector $1,000 to produce a false report.

April 14, 2014
Government

Rep. Petri Plans to Retire

Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.), who chairs a key House transportation subcommittee, announced April 11 that he will retire at the end of his current term.

April 11, 2014