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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鈥檚 happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

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IMO Rejects US-Backed Plan for Phased Start of Ship-Fuel Rules

The International Maritime Organization rejected a proposal 鈥 supported by both the U.S. and shipping groups 鈥 for a phased start to rules that will limit the sulfur content of ship fuels starting in 2020.

October 24, 2018
GovernmentBusinessFuel

New York Says Exxon Misled Investors About Climate Risks

A few months ago lawyers for Exxon Mobil Corp. stood before a judge and told New York鈥檚 attorney general to 鈥減ut up or shut up鈥 after investigating the company鈥檚 public disclosures about climate change, saying it should sue the company or move on. New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood said Exxon Mobil misled investors about the risks that climate change poses to its operations.

October 24, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Grants Waste Management HOS Exemption

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted Waste Management Holdings Inc. an exemption from certain hours-of-service rules.

October 24, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

ATA President Chris Spear Sees Progress in 2019 on Infrastructure, Workforce Development

American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said he likes the direction trucking is going and credits tax cuts for breathing new life into the economy, sparking investment and giving President Donald Trump leverage to negotiate new trade deals.

October 24, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Retiring Michigan DOT Chief Kirk Steudle Appointed Econolite Executive

Outgoing Michigan Department of Transportation Director Kirk Steudle has been appointed senior vice president of Econolite, a company that specializes in intelligent transportation systems and traffic management software.

October 24, 2018
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New-91视频 Sales Fall 5.5% in September for Fourth Straight Decline

WASHINGTON 鈥 Sales of new U.S. homes plunged 5.5% in September, the fourth straight monthly drop as the housing market cools while mortgage rates rise.

October 24, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafetyTop 100

Arkansas Federal Judge Rules Sleeper Berth Time Is 'Time-Worked'

A federal district judge in Arkansas has ruled that a legal class of nearly 3,000 truck drivers is entitled to compensation for time in the sleeper berth even though the drivers were signed out as off-duty.

October 24, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

President Trump Signs Water Infrastructure Law

President Donald Trump signed the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 into law Oct. 23.

October 23, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

South Carolina DOT Program Addresses Rural Freight Needs

The South Carolina Department of Transportation has developed a program to improve mobility and facilitate freight movement on rural interstate highways.

October 23, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

New York Port Authority Adopts GHG Plan in Support of Paris Climate Agreement

More than a year after President Donald Trump vowed to withdraw the United States from the Paris agreement on climate change, one of America鈥檚 busiest transportation systems may sign on.

October 23, 2018

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