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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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Driver Pay Rising as Large Carriers Open Their Wallets

Recruiters are working to keep pace as carriers continue to increase compensation as a way of attracting and retaining drivers, a new survey found.

May 9, 2018
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Capitol Agenda for the Week of May 7: Little Bills

The art of the deal under the Trump administration is taking us from the promise of having a huge infrastructure package to asking us to settle for smaller, tinier measures. Essentially, you get what you can.

May 9, 2018
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FHWA Launches Nationwide Initiative on Highway Automation

The Federal Highway Administration will host a series of meetings throughout the remainder of the year that will bring government and private-sector representatives together over the topic of highway automation

May 9, 2018
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Southern Nevada鈥檚 Freight Corridor Gets the Vegas Treatment

The $1 billion Project Neon will widen Interstate 15 at the U.S. 95 interchange 鈥淪paghetti Bowl,鈥 commonly known for its bumper-to-bumper traffic 鈥 and accidents in Las Vegas.

May 9, 2018
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Trump Eyes Twice-Failed Legal Strategy to Fight California Regulations

The Trump administration is preparing to battle California鈥檚 tough car pollution regulations using an approach that federal courts already have rejected. Twice.

May 9, 2018
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Cargo Ships May Switch to Diesel Fuel by 2020

A move to curtail emissions produced by cargo ships and cruise liners could in a few years put new pressure on prices and supplies of diesel fuel.

May 8, 2018
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Project Neon? There鈥檚 an App for That

With a smartphone, everyone from freight executives to daily commuters to tourists can learn about road closures related to the construction progress of Project Neon, the state of Nevada鈥檚 largest public works project at nearly $1 billion.

May 8, 2018
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Quest Analysis: Drug Use Among Workers Holds at High Rate

Driven by increases in cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana, drug use in 2017 by the general U.S. workforce held steady at its highest rate in more than a decade, according to an analysis by drug test lab Quest Diagnostics.

May 8, 2018
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Leaving Las Vegas: A Drive to Phoenix on U.S. 93 That Many Drivers Don鈥檛 Relish

U.S. 93 out of Las Vegas is among the most dangerous and congested routes for some drivers.

May 8, 2018
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Fifty-Mile Drone Flights Beckon as Industry Pushes FAA on Rules

Retailers, railroads and electricity companies are pressing for U.S. government approval to fly drones longer distances. Regulators, geared to an aviation industry that can take five years to get a new jetliner in the air, are struggling to adjust to the breakneck pace.

May 8, 2018

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