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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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Supply Chain Rallies in Wake of Hurricane Ian

The trucks are rolling again. They鈥檙e going right into the areas Hurricane Ian devastated, and many are from companies with the regional or national scale to deliver emergency goods to communities where they also have affected employees and local stores in need of resupply.

October 5, 2022
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Congress Passes Disaster Aid Bill Amid Calls for Resilience

Legislation designed to expedite emergency recovery aid recently advanced to the president鈥檚 desk amid renewed calls for enhancing infrastructure resilience.

October 5, 2022
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EV Tax Credit Rules Put on Fast Track at Treasury

The Treasury Department is expediting the formulation of scores of regulations that will carry out the $270 billion worth of energy tax incentives included in President Joe Biden鈥檚 signature climate and tax bill.

October 5, 2022
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Michigan Lures $1.6 Billion Battery Factory in Fight for EV Jobs

Michigan awarded incentives to two new battery projects 鈥 a local startup building a cell plant and a Chinese firm that may produce battery components 鈥 as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer seeks to secure future automotive jobs in the state.

October 5, 2022
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Biden Calls OPEC+ Cut 鈥楿nnecessary,鈥 Signals New US Releases

President Joe Biden called plans by OPEC+ to cut output targets by 2 million barrels a day 鈥渦nnecessary,鈥 and the White House said more releases from U.S. petroleum reserves are possible.

October 5, 2022
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CVSA Launches Procedures for Inspections of Autonomous Trucks

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance approved a new standard and procedure designed to govern inspections of autonomous commercial motor vehicles.

October 5, 2022
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Georgia, Florida Get Gas Tax Holidays

Drivers in Georgia and Florida are getting some price relief at the pump, as supply chain- and inflation-related fuel-tax holidays are being extended while both states grapple in their own ways with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

October 5, 2022
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GXO Gets UK Regulatory Clearance for Clipper Acquisition

GXO Logistics Inc. has received unconditional regulatory clearance in the United Kingdom to acquire Clipper Logistics, the contract logistics provider announced Oct. 4.

October 5, 2022
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Cash Reinvigorates Critical Chicago-Area Transportation Network

CHICAGO 鈥 Since as early as 1848, some 12 years before the Civil War, Chicago has been a major center for transportation given its central location in the country, access to newly built railroad lines and the five Great Lakes. Now, more than 170 years later, millions of products pass through its massive transportation network for trucks, rail and air each day.

October 4, 2022
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Schumer Says Micron to Bring Microchip Plant to Upstate New York

NEW YORK 鈥 Micron, one of the world鈥檚 largest microchip manufacturers, is expected to open a semiconductor plant in New York, promising an investment of up to $100 billion and a plant that could bring 50,000 jobs to the state, the Senate majority leader says.

October 4, 2022

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