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.

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Eugene Mulero is a senior reporter at Transport Topics where he reports on Congress, trends in intermodal connectivity and federal elections. He curates the “Road to NTDC” series and co-hosts a weekly segment on SiriusXM (ch. 146). In 2023, he co-authored “From Roadeo to TDC: A history of the National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships (First Edition)” published by American Trucking Associations.

He has participated on panels hosted by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Coalition for America's Gateways and Trade Corridors, the National Press Club, the Road Gang, the Transportation Research Board, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Western States Trucking Association.

Previously, he was a reporting fellow at HuffPost and a transportation policy reporter at E&E News. His newsroom experience also includes CQ Roll Call and National Journal. A two-time Scripps Howard fellow, Eugene has contributed for The New York Times, USA Today and The Almanac of American Politics.

He earned degrees from Seton Hall University and Columbia University.

"I aim for a sincere reporting of policy and politics, a fair spotlight of the unique and peculiar, and a complete study of personalities and trends."
—Eugene Mulero

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Government, Business

Congestion ‘Increasingly Problematic’ for Trucking, ATA Chairman Says

WASHINGTON — Traffic congestion must be alleviated nationwide, or it will remain a detriment to the trucking industry as demand for transporting freight increases in the coming decades, the chairman of American Trucking Associations said.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter

June 29, 2016

Government, Business

Capitol Agenda for the Week of June 21: Summer in the Capital City

Policymakers in the Washington, D.C., area kicked off the start of summer June 20 by checking out the conditions at the Arlington Memorial Bridge. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Mayor Muriel Bowser were among the lawmakers who inspected the bridge’s “deterioration,” as they put it. Bowser indicated that D.C., Maryland, and Virginia have developed a solution to repair the bridge.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter

June 21, 2016

Government

US DOT’s Smart City Challenge Winner to Get Solar Equipment

The winner this month of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge will get $1.5 million worth of electric vehicle chargers and mobile solar generators, the department announced June 20.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter

June 20, 2016

Business, Technology

Connected Vehicle Technologies a Priority For Next Highway Bill, Rep. Graves Says

Establishing programs that transportation officials and experts may use to devise strategies to reduce congestion through advanced technologies will need to be a part of the next long-term transportation bill, Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) told stakeholders June 9.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter

June 20, 2016

Business

Some Florida Truckers Threaten Strike

More than 2,000 truck drivers in Florida are threatening to go on a strike June 25 for possibly two weeks to protest work conditions, a spokesman for the group organizing the strike told Transport Topics.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter

June 20, 2016

Government, Business, Technology

Capitol Agenda for the Week of June 14: Patience, Darling

Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Apparently it won't include a confirmation hearing for Scott Darling, nominated as administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter

June 14, 2016

Government

DOT’s Anthony Foxx Says CSA Scores to Be Public Again in 2 Years

WASHINGTON — It will be about two years before Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores will be available again for public view, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter

June 13, 2016

Government, Business, Fuel

Pipeline Safety Reform Passes House

Legislation aimed at reforming pipeline safety programs easily passed the U.S. House of Representatives on June 8, setting up a vote in the Senate as early as this month.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter

June 9, 2016

Government

CSA Scores to Be Reposted in About Two Years, Secretary Anthony Foxx Says

WASHINGTON — It likely will take up to two years to post safety performance scores for trucks on a federal website, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told senators June 8. The scores were removed from public view upon enactment of a five-year highway law.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter

June 8, 2016

Government, Business

DOT Awards $2 Million in Relief Funds to Northwest States

Agencies in Idaho, Oregon and Washington will receive $2 million in federal aid for repairing highway infrastructure on federal lands affected by heavy rains in December, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced June 7.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter

June 8, 2016

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Eugene Mulero
Senior Reporter