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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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Railroad Stocks Sink After Canada Sees NAFTA Risks Rising

Shares of railroad and auto companies were among the biggest decliners after Canadian government officials said there鈥檚 an increasing chance that U.S. President Donald Trump will give six months notice to withdraw from the NAFTA trade agreement.

January 10, 2018
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US Regulators Eye Policy for Autonomous Trucks

Federal regulators are taking the first step toward creating a policy to guide the development of autonomous transportation beyond cars to include trucks, buses and other ground-based modes.

January 10, 2018
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Trump Infrastructure Plan Will Limit Regulations, DOT Exec Says

WASHINGTON鈥擯resident Donald Trump鈥檚 infrastructure plan will include a concerted effort to limit the regulatory checkpoints projects must pass through, according to a leading U.S. Department of Transportation official.

January 10, 2018
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Trump's NAFTA Ideas Are a 'Lose-Lose-Lose' for Carmakers, Says Auto Supplier

The chief executive of North America鈥檚 biggest auto supplier warned that overly complex NAFTA changes could result in a 鈥渓ose-lose-lose鈥 situation that leaves U.S., Mexican and Canadian manufacturers vulnerable.

January 10, 2018
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Trade and Immigration Test Top Business Group鈥檚 Ties to Trump

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce found common cause in 2017 with President Donald Trump on tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks. This year the powerful conservative business group could part ways with the White House on two key issues: trade and immigration.

January 10, 2018
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Creative Use of Big Data Key to Predicting Crash Risk, DOT Official Says

WASHINGTON 鈥 Innovations in the growth of 鈥渂ig data鈥 are moving traffic research from the reactive to the predictive, a top U.S. Department of Transportation official said.

January 9, 2018
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Cummins Brings TEC Outreach Program to Tennessee

Cummins Inc. has launched its first Technical Education for Communities initiative in the United States, in conjunction with 10 Memphis, Tenn.-area education and industry partners.

January 9, 2018
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Trump Infrastructure Plan Better Offer Sustainable Revenue, State DOTs Warn

WASHINGTON 鈥 Solvency and sustainability are the chief qualities state department of transportation leaders are looking for in President Donald Trump鈥檚 long-awaited infrastructure package.

January 9, 2018
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Expect 2018 to Be a Year of Technological Innovation, Deputy Administrator Says

WASHINGTON 鈥 A top federal regulatory official for trucking said her agency鈥檚 priorities this year will include a special emphasis on encouraging technological innovation in the commercial motor vehicle industry.

January 9, 2018
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Southeast Ports Experiment With Inland Terminals Boosting Shorthaul Intermodal

WASHINGTON 鈥 Shippers traditionally hire trucking companies to move loads within 500 miles but place some of their聽longhaul freight on the railroads, however port authorities are beginning to successfully use intermodal service to divert truck traffic from congested container terminals.

January 9, 2018

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