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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.

Government

Sen. Sanders on Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: It’s a Scam

President-elect Donald Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure investment proposal is no more than “massive tax breaks to large companies” that would miss on long-term benefits for the economy, former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said this week.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
November 22, 2016

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Government, Business

Old River Truck Sales Adds Mack, Volvo Locations in Louisiana

Old River Truck Sales acquired three locations along the Interstate 10 corridor in southern Louisiana selling Mack and Volvo brand trucks, bringing its total to six in the region.

November 22, 2016
Government

Pennsylvania Switches to Annual Inspections

Pennsylvania trucking companies and the Pennsylvania Motor Carriers Association are celebrating in the wake of Gov. Tom Wolf's signing of pro-trucking legislation into law on Nov. 4.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
November 22, 2016
Government

Deutsche Bank: Trump Could Push the US Economy and Stock Markets to New Records

It's looking more likely that President-elect Donald Trump will preside over a continuing U.S. expansion that could take its place as the longest among American business cycles, according to Deutsche Bank AG.

Luke Kawa | Bloomberg News
November 22, 2016
Government

EPA Head Says Agency's Mission Will Endure in the Trump Administration

In one of her final public speeches before leaving her post as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy said that grass-roots demand for clean air, energy and water will continue to allow the agency to make progress protecting the environment, even in the face of challenges when Donald Trump becomes president.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 21, 2016
Government

Virtual Weigh Stations Come to New Jersey

New Jersey is the latest state to implement virtual weigh stations.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
November 21, 2016
Government

Top Senate Democrat Receptive to Trump Infrastructure Plan

President-elect Donald Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure investment proposal he plans to advance during the first 100 days of his administration will be considered with an open mind by Senate Democrats, the Democratic leader in the upper chamber said over the weekend.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
November 21, 2016
Government, Business

Mexican Carriers Now Permitted to Lease Equipment to US Carriers, FMCSA Says

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has lifted a prohibition that prevented Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from leasing their equipment to U.S. motor carriers.

November 21, 2016
Government

Fed to Trump: Make American Workers More Productive

The Federal Reserve’s advice to President- elect Donald Trump on the U.S. economy, repeated on Nov. 21 by Vice Chair Stanley Fischer, is crystal clear: Use the power of the public purse to make American workers more productive.

November 21, 2016
Business, Government, Logistics

Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Escalate Clean Air Plan

Aggressively deploying zero and near-zero emissions trucks and cargo-handling equipment is one of the core strategies proposed by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, in the next version of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan. 

November 21, 2016