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, Safety

FMCSA Chief Ray Martinez to Speak at House Transportation Hearing

The country’s top trucking regulator will be among the officials scheduled to update House policymakers during a hearing May 22, several individuals with knowledge of the hearing told Transport Topics.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 11, 2018
Government, Business

Infrastructure Bill Unlikely This Year, White House Says

Just days before prominent infrastructure stakeholders kick off a campaign to promote regional and local highway construction needs, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters that President Donald Trump’s massive infrastructure package is unlikely to advance this year.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 10, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

Capitol Agenda for the Week of May 7: Little Bills

The art of the deal under the Trump administration is taking us from the promise of having a huge infrastructure package to asking us to settle for smaller, tinier measures. Essentially, you get what you can.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 9, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Southern Nevada’s Freight Corridor Gets the Vegas Treatment

The $1 billion Project Neon will widen Interstate 15 at the U.S. 95 interchange “Spaghetti Bowl,” commonly known for its bumper-to-bumper traffic — and accidents in Las Vegas.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 9, 2018
Government, Business, Technology

Project Neon? There’s an App for That

With a smartphone, everyone from freight executives to daily commuters to tourists can learn about road closures related to the construction progress of Project Neon, the state of Nevada’s largest public works project at nearly $1 billion.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 8, 2018
Business, Safety

FedEx Freight’s Scott Osborne Takes Home Mississippi’s Grand Champion Prize

Grand Champion honors at Mississippi’s annual truck driving championships April 27-28 went to FedEx Freight’s Scott Osborne, competing in the tanker class.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 28, 2018
Government, Business

VMT Useful in Infrastructure Funding, Study Says

A fee that would charge drivers for the miles they travel would help boost the Highway Trust Fund, the American Action Forum determined in a study published April 24.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 27, 2018
Government, Safety

House Passes FAA Bill With Trucking Meal, Rest Break Provision

An aviation reauthorization bill with a provision that would ensure nationwide uniformity for meal-and-rest-break rules for truckers was advanced by the U.S. House of Representatives on April 27 on a 393-13 vote.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 26, 2018
Government

Senate Commerce Committee Approves Transportation Nominees Amid GOP Effort to Expedite Confirmation Process

The Senate Commerce Committee on April 25 easily approved two nominees to the Surface Transportation Board, yet it is unclear when a vote on their confirmations will be scheduled on the floor of the chamber. That uncertainty is also true for other transportation nominees awaiting consideration in the chamber.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 25, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Secretary Chao to Keynote Infrastructure Week

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is scheduled to headline this year’s Infrastructure Week starting May 14.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 24, 2018