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 April 5: A Different Darling

Who are you and what have you done with Scott Darling? The nominee to head FMCSA that we bumped into at the Mid-America Trucking Show last week was far different from the reserved acting administrator we encountered a year ago at the same event. Except for the hat. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 5, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Video: OOIDA Senior Official Criticizes FMCSA’s ‘Beyond Compliance’

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s “Beyond Compliance” incentives program for carriers and drivers was criticized by stakeholders during a public forum at an annual trucking show here April 1.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 1, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

State DOTs Urged to Study Parking Habits at Truck Stops

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — State transportation officials need to continue to survey truck stop facilities to determine ways parking for trucks may be augmented nationwide, a senior federal highway official said at a trucking conference here March 31.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
March 31, 2016
Special Coverage, Government, Business

FMCSA's Darling Returns to MATS to Hear From Drivers, Vendors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The country’s top trucking regulator joined the opening day crowds at the Mid-America Trucking Show here on March 31 because he said he wanted to hear from drivers and vendors.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
March 31, 2016
Business

Peloton Exec Says Platooning Technology, Access to Data Improve Freight Movement

WASHINGTON — Improvements in platooning technology and incorporating data trends will help boost fuel efficiency and freight connectivity in the coming years, Steve Boyd, co-founder and vice president of external affairs at Peloton, said at an event here.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
March 24, 2016
Government

Appropriators Urged to Delay Safety Fitness Determination Rulemaking

A group of lawmakers are calling on the leaders of the House transportation funding panel to delay a rulemaking on a safety fitness determination proposal.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
March 22, 2016
Government, Business, Technology

Capitol Agenda for the Week of March 22: Moving on to Plan B

Proponents, including American Trucking Associations, who were unsuccessful in attaching a meal and rest break provision to the aviation bill are moving on to Plan B. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
March 22, 2016
Government, Business

Senate Advances Short-Term FAA Measure

The Senate on March 17 easily advanced a short-term aviation bill that would keep Federal Aviation Administration programs authorized through July 15.

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

Senate Panel Advances FAA Reform Bill Sans Trucking Provision

WASHINGTON — A trucking-related provision that had been contested in the House was not included in an aviation reform bill a Senate panel advanced March 16.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
March 16, 2016
Government

New Poster at FMCSA Honors Drivers

Several commercial trucking organizations on March 14 presented the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration with a poster honoring 76 professional drivers.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
March 15, 2016