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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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FMCSA to Study Disabled, Parked Truck Roadside Warnings

The FMCSA research aims to determine if modern warning devices for parked or disabled commercial motor vehicles can reduce crashes. It will collect data from 256 truck drivers.

January 24, 2025
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Ford Recalls More Than 270,000 Broncos and Mavericks

BANGKOK 鈥 Ford Motor Co. is recalling 272,827 Broncos and Mavericks due to a power problem that can cause vehicles to stop unexpectedly or fail to start.

January 24, 2025
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New Jersey's Murphy Asks Trump to Review Congestion Pricing

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called on President Donald Trump to help fight New York City鈥檚 congestion pricing program and revisit the studies used by federal agencies to approve the toll.

January 23, 2025
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New Indiana Gov. Braun Forms Transportation Cabinet

鈥淲e can be the risk-takers and trailblazers that Hoosiers deserve in leadership, or maintain the status quo,鈥 the new governor said in his Jan. 13 inauguration speech.

January 23, 2025
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Trump Takes Aim at EV Policies With New Energy Order

WASHINGTON 鈥 President Donald Trump signed an executive order meant to advance domestic oil and gas production and halt programs enacted during the Biden administration to boost adoption of EVs.

January 23, 2025
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Tariffs: First Days of the Trump Administration

President Donald Trump said Jan. 20 that he expects to put聽25% tariffs on Canada聽and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.聽 聽

January 23, 2025
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Dali Ship That Hit Baltimore鈥檚 Key Bridge Back at Sea

BALTIMORE 鈥 About 10 months after hitting Baltimore鈥檚 Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Dali containership is back in business.

January 23, 2025
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Trump Urges Lower Oil Prices, Interest Rate Cuts at Davos

President Donald Trump said he would ask Saudi Arabia and other OPEC nations to 鈥渂ring down the cost of oil鈥 and reiterated his threat to use tariffs to bring manufacturing back to the U.S.聽

January 23, 2025
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Port of Long Beach Opens EV Truck Charging Facility

The Port of Long Beach celebrated the recent opening of a new electric truck charging station, with officials calling the facility the 鈥渓argest port-based truck charging depot in the country.鈥

January 23, 2025
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Trump鈥檚 Agriculture Pick Says She'll Honor All Fuel Sources

President Donald Trump鈥檚 nominee to oversee American farming was once head of a group that was among the loudest opponents of a favorite U.S. agriculture product: biofuels.

January 23, 2025

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