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

FMCSA’s Deborah Freund Dies at Age 57

Deborah Freund, who for nearly two decades helped lead trucking safety initiatives at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, died of breast cancer on Aug. 28. She was 57.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 5, 2014
Government, Business, Safety

DOT, Treasury Department to Host Infrastructure Investment Summit

The secretaries of transportation and the treasury are scheduled to address business leaders and financiers Sept. 9 in Washington to encourage them to invest in state and local infrastructure projects.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 3, 2014
Government

Kansas to Spend $1.2 Billion on Transportation Over Next Two Years

Kansas officials are touting a $1.2 billion transportation plan, which they said will help improve the flow of freight and upgrade aging transportation systems around the state over the next two years.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 3, 2014
Government, Business

Former DOT Chief Burnley Named to Board of Transportation Think Tank

James Burnley IV, the former secretary of transportation who lobbies on behalf of trucking and logistics company Con-way Inc., joined the Eno Center for Transportation’s board of directors this month, according to the nonpartisan Washington, D.C.-based think tank.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 20, 2014
Government

Congress Set to Return to Unresolved Transportation Issues

When members of Congress come back to Washington on Sept. 8 for just a few weeks of work, they’ll have several urgent transportation matters on their to-do lists.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 19, 2014
Government, Business, Safety

DOT Announces Grants to States for Hazmat Training

The Department of Transportation announced this week it will award states grants to help them respond to crude oil railroad spills.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 15, 2014
Government

Ferro: FMCSA Succession Plan to Occur Soon

The Obama administration in the coming days will announce new leadership at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the agency’s outgoing administrator told reporters Aug. 14.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 14, 2014
Government, Business

Obama Signs Trust Fund Rescue into Law

President Barack Obama on Aug. 8 signed into law a $10.8 billion bill that keeps a federal highway account funded through May 2015.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 11, 2014
Government, Business

DOT Announces $333.9 Mln. in Emergency Relief to Fix Roadways

Nearly two dozen states will split $333.9 million to fix roadways damaged by severe storms and other weather-related events, the Department of Transportation announced this week.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 7, 2014
Government, Business

Foxx: TIGER Grants to Be Announced in September

Winners of the next round of the Department of Transportation’s infrastructure grants will be announced in mid-September, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Aug. 6.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 6, 2014