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

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Minnesota’s $1.3B Transportation Deal Includes Gas Tax Hike

Minnesota lawmakers on May 21 sent the governor a $1.3 billion deal that would index the gas tax to inflation and bolster the state's extensive transportation network.

May 22, 2023
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Challenges Seen for California’s Advanced Clean Fleets Rule

Clean transportation advocates are in a race to transform the trucking industry in California to meet a mandate requiring zero-emission vehicles by 2035, and the challenges are many.

May 22, 2023
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Truck Parking in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill

Capitol Agenda: The transportation panel in the House of Representatives is tackling the truck parking issue this week.

May 22, 2023
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Biden Delays Bid to Grant EV Makers Renewable Fuel Credits

The Biden administration has dropped, for now, a plan that would have awarded automakers such as Tesla Inc. credits for using renewable natural gas to power electric vehicles.

May 19, 2023
GovernmentSafety

Ohio to Renovate 17 Rest Areas

Ohio transportation officials will add truck parking when possible in a massive four-year renovation to rebuild 33 rest areas at 17 locations in project recently announced by Gov. Mike DeWine.

May 19, 2023
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Federal Reserve Chair Powell Hints at Pause in Rate Hikes

WASHINGTON — Chair Jerome Powell indicated May 19 that the Federal Reserve likely will forgo an increase in its benchmark interest rate when it meets in June.

May 19, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Engineers Union Reaches Sick-Time Deal With Norfolk Southern

OMAHA, Neb. — The union that represents railroad engineers finally secured its first deal for paid sick time with Norfolk Southern.

May 19, 2023
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NTSB Report Says 10,000 Bridges at Risk for Corrosion

Investigators looking into the collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge want transportation officials nationwide to examine more than 10,000 other bridges with similar construction.

May 18, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

Infrastructure Coalition Advocates for Freight Funds

WASHINGTON — A coalition of several dozen groups gathered in the nation’s capital to draw attention to supply chain projects in need of federal support.

May 18, 2023
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US, Canada Plan First Cross-Border Electric Vehicle Corridor

The U.S. and Canada announced the creation of the Binational Electric Vehicle Corridor, an 872-mile route that will stretch from Kalamazoo, Mich., to Quebec City, Quebec, and feature fast chargers every 50 miles. 

May 18, 2023

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