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.


Business, Safety

Carlose London Leads Contingent of Jersey Boys Bound for Ohio and NTDC

ISELIN, N.J. — No train, no gain. That’s the London family mantra captured in four short words.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 27, 2018
Government, Business

Chamber Of Commerce, ATA Push Back on Trump’s Tariffs

American Trucking Associations, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers are among nearly five dozen transportation and business groups supporting a U.S. Senate bill that would require Congress to authorize the president’s tariffs based on national security concerns.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 26, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Capitol Agenda for the Week of June 25: The Hours

Three U.S. House lawmakers recently unveiled legislation they said would provide common-sense fixes to hours-of-service issues certain truckers are facing. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 25, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

HOS Flexibility Provided Under House Bill

Legislation that would provide hours-of-service flexibility for certain truckers as a way to promote highway safety and boost the economy was introduced June 21 by a bipartisan group of U.S. House lawmakers.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 21, 2018
Government, Business

Senators Press Commerce Secretary on National Security Approach to Tariffs

WASHINGTON — Senators on the Finance Committee questioned the Trump administration’s national security argument for pursuing steel and aluminum tariffs, a move Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross staunchly defended at a hearing June 20.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 20, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous

Federal Regulators Tout Autonomous Vehicles’ Potential Benefits

Commercial vehicles utilizing automated technology have the potential to increase highway safety and provide a boost to the economy, the country’s top trucking regulator said June 19.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 19, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous

Capitol Agenda for the Week of June 18: Have a Pothole? Call Domino’s

For a limited time only, Domino’s is mixing it up in the infrastructure game. After you order two medium pizzas with any topping and a drink, don’t forget to say you want free refills on the potholes outside your window. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 18, 2018
Government, Business

Funding Bills to Begin Journey to House, Senate Floors

After announcing he would break with tradition and keep the chamber in session for most of August, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) indicated a few fiscal 2019 funding bills would be reaching the floor as early as the week of June 18.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 14, 2018
Government, Safety

Transportation Policymakers Survive Primaries, With the Exception of Mark Sanford

While several Republican incumbents with key roles on transportation committees celebrated wins in the June 12 primaries, South Carolina’s Mark Sanford (R) wasn’t so lucky.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 14, 2018
Government, Technology, Autonomous

Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles Could Ease Congestion, Senators Argue

WASHINGTON — The looming mainstream deployment of autonomous cars and trucks around the country has the potential to improve traffic safety while reducing congestion along key freight corridors and metropolitan regions, senators on a transportation committee said June 13.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 13, 2018