Eugene Mulero

Eugene Mulero

Senior Reporter

@eugenemulero

Eugene Mulero is a senior reporter at Transport Topics where he reports on Congress, trends in intermodal connectivity and federal elections.


Government, Business

Police Organization Endorses Collins’ HOS Proposal

The National Fraternal Order of Police this week endorsed suspending a federal truck-safety regulator’s new hours-of-service rules, a proposal Senators are expected to take up before the August recess.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 27, 2014
Government

Obama Nominates Hart to Lead NTSB

President Obama on June 26 nominated Christopher Hart to be the next chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 26, 2014
Government, Business

Senate Panel Drops Truck Tax, Postpones Vote On Trust Fund Bill

The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee said on June 26 they will plan to meet during the week of July 7 to consider a short-term patch for a cash-strapped highway account.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 26, 2014
Government, Business

Sen. Carper to Propose Gas Tax Increase at June 26 Trust Fund Hearing

Sen. Tom Carper (D-Delaware) said he plans to propose an increase to the national gas tax as a way to generate money for transportation projects when the Senate Finance Committee meets to advance a short-term boost for a federal highway account.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 25, 2014
Government, Business

Sen. Boxer Backs Democrats’ Trust Fund Patch, Urges Action On Highway Funding

The Senate’s top transportation leader expressed her support for a $9 billion plan to provide a short-term funding boost for a federal highway account, a day before a Senate committee’s consideration of the plan.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 25, 2014
Government, Business

Sen. Corker: Wyden's Trust Fund Plan a 'Complete Sham'

The Senate Republican co-sponsoring a proposal to raise the national tax on motor fuels called a bill that would provide a short-term boost for a cash-strapped federal highway account a “complete sham,” signaling the lack of GOP support for the legislation ahead of its June 26 committee consideration.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 25, 2014
Government

P3 Panel Chairman Encourages Private Assistance for Infrastructure Projects

The head of a special House panel on public-private partnerships indicated earlier this month his intent to push his congressional transportation colleagues to support programs that augment the role of banks and private firms to support certain infrastructure projects.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 25, 2014
Government, Business

Rep. Delaney to Promote Infrastructure Bill At Press Club June 26

Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) will have a chance to promote his legislation that establishes a $50 billion infrastructure fund to boost highway projects when he appears at the National Press Club June 26.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 24, 2014
Government, Business

Sen. Wyden Proposes Increase to Truck Tax for Trust Fund Short-Term Fix

The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee offered a draft proposal June 24 that would increase a tax on heavy trucks as a means of keeping the federal highway account solvent through the end of the year.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 24, 2014
Government, Business

House GOP Leader McCarthy Opposes Gas Tax Increase

Incoming House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on June 22 he wouldn’t support increasing the federal tax as a legislative solution for shoring up a federal highway account that funds highway programs at the state level.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 23, 2014