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

Overtime Rule Could Affect Operations, ATA Says

The Obama administration’s new rule to guarantee that several million workers be eligible for overtime pay could affect dispatchers and operations personnel at trucking companies, industry officials said.

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

Senate OKs Fiscal ’17 Transportation Funding Bill With Trucking Provision

The Senate on May 19 voted 89-8 to pass a $56 billion transportation funding bill with a provision that would cap at 73 the allowable hours per week truckers could work before being required to take a rest break.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 19, 2016
Government, Business

Panel Approves Transportation Funding Bill with HOS Provision

A House subcommittee on May 18 easily approved a fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill that would extend the prohibition on the 2013 changes to the 34-hour, hours-of-service rule for truckers.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 18, 2016
Government, Business

AAA Says 70% of Drivers Worried About Poor Road Conditions This Summer

Seventy percent of motorists who will be traveling this summer are concerned about poor roadway conditions or being stuck in traffic, a new survey by the AAA found.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 18, 2016
Government, Business

‘Right Investments’ in Infrastructure Boost Economy, Says Rep. Garret Graves

WASHINGTON — Careful investments in infrastructure projects help governments at all levels improve productivity that generate economic growth, Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) said on a panel May 17.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 17, 2016
Government, Business

‘Everything’s on the Table’ to Fund Infrastructure, Says Rep. Sam Graves

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the surface transportation subcommittee in the House said Congress will need to consider ways other than raising taxes on fuel to fund infrastructure projects.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 16, 2016
Government, Business

House Appropriators to Consider Transportation Funding Bill May 18

House appropriators on May 18 will take up a fiscal 2017 funding bill that is expected to include trucking-related provisions, Capitol Hill aides said.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 16, 2016
Business

Report: Traffic to Worsen Without Federal Fund Lift

The rate at which trucks will be stuck in traffic will increase dramatically over the coming years if poor highway infrastructure is not rehabilitated, a new report by the American Society of Civil Engineers concluded.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 16, 2016
Government

NHTSA's Blair Anderson Nominated as DOT Undersecretary for Policy

Blair Anderson has been nominated to serve as undersecretary for policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation, the White House announced May 10.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 11, 2016
Government, Business, Technology

Capitol Agenda for the Week of May 10: Pay Me Now or Pay Me More Later

The high cost of repairing our nation's crumbling infrastructure stands in the way of arriving at solutions. But failure to act will carry an even higher cost. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 10, 2016