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, Technology

Capitol Agenda for the Week of June 7: Foxx and Friends

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx appears before the Senate Commerce Committee on June 8 to talk about a variety of topics, including the FAST Act of 2015. That, and everything else that is ahead this week for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 7, 2016
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous

House Committee Keeps Provisions on HOS, Safety Fitness, Meal Breaks

A provision that would allow truck drivers to avoid a rest requirement of 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. on consecutive days was kept in a fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill a House committee approved May 24.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 30, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

New Overtime Threshold Could Disrupt Payrolls, Revamp Job Classifications, Trucking Execs Warn

Across the trucking industry, companies should be prepared for some type of financial disruption due to the new Department of Labor rule on overtime pay, a senior official with American Truck Dealers told Transport Topics.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 30, 2016
Government, Business

Sen. Cory Gardner Asks Colleagues to Oppose Excise Tax Increase on Trucks

The trucking industry is supporting a resolution that calls for no increase in the federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 26, 2016
Government, Business

House Panel Keeps Trucking-Related Provisions in Transportation Bill

WASHINGTON — A Democratic push to undo trucking-related provisions from a fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill was soundly rejected during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on May 24.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 24, 2016
Government, Business

Speed Limiter Action Required in Senate Transportation Bill

Tucked in a Senate-passed fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill is a provision calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation to advance a rule on speed limiters for trucks.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 23, 2016
Government, Business, Technology

Capitol Agenda for the Week of May 23: House Showdown Ahead

Trucking regulations are poised to dominate parts of a May 24 House Appropriations Committee hearing on a fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill, but Democrats are threatening to undo parts of the legislation having to do with hours of service, meal and rest breaks, and a proposed safety fitness determination rule. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 23, 2016
Business

Congress Moves on HOS

The U.S. House and Senate last week advanced separate transportation bills that would make changes to the hours-of-service restart rule for truckers that many across the industry have opposed.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 23, 2016
Business

Lawmakers Already Preparing for Future Road Funding Fights

WASHINGTON — Senior congressional lawmakers said they would push to come up with a long-term funding system for infrastructure projects during the next few years.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 23, 2016
Business, Safety, Government

Experts: New Technology Can Reduce Congestion

WASHINGTON — Investing in the integration of advanced technologies in cities and freight corridors would help reduce roadway congestion, transportation officials and experts said here during Infrastructure Week.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 23, 2016