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

Foxx to Talk Transportation Funding at May 7 Senate Hearing

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will make his first congressional appearance next week since unveiling a four-year, $302 billion transportation proposal this week, in an effort to press lawmakers to advance a transportation bill this year.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 1, 2014
Government, Business

Foxx Sends Four-Year Transportation Bill to Congress

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx sent Congress a four-year transportation bill that relies on business tax reforms as a way to boost funds for a federal highway account that is quickly running out of money.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 29, 2014
Government, Business, Safety

Preliminary NTSB Report Outlines Events in FedEx Calif. Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report April 25 confirming the sequence of events in the fatal crash involving a FedEx Freight truck and a bus in Orland, Calif., earlier this month.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 25, 2014
Government, Business

House Panel Sets Public-Private Partnership Roundtable for April 30

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships has set an April 30 roundtable hearing to examine how states have applied “P3” set ups to fund infrastructure projects.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 25, 2014
Government, Business

Report Calls 63,000 U.S. Bridges ‘Structurally Deficient’

A new report by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association found that more than 63,000 bridges around the country — about 10% — are “structurally deficient.”

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 25, 2014
Government, Business

Former DOT Chiefs Peters, Mineta to Unveil P3 Study Next Week

Former transportation secretaries Mary Peters and Norman Mineta will headline the release of the Eno Center for Transportation’s study examining the role of public-private partnerships to pay for infrastructure projects.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 23, 2014
Government, Business

April 28 Deadline Approaching for TIGER Grant Applications

States and municipalities seeking federal aid this year to revamp critical infrastructure projects have until April 28 to apply for a popular grant program managed by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 22, 2014
Safety

Outgoing NTSB Chief Hersman Urges FMCSA to Shut Down Unsafe Operators

WASHINGTON — Deborah Hersman, the outgoing chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said the top federal truck safety regulator has to ensure that companies that do not honor hours-of-service rules are penalized and eventually shut down.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 21, 2014
Government, Business

CBO Says Highway Fund Will Be in Shortfall Under Obama’s Transportation Plan

The federal Highway Trust Fund will have “insufficient revenues to meet obligations” beginning in fiscal 2015, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s latest estimate of the president’s budget proposal.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 18, 2014
Government, Business

DOT Sets May 6 Truck Size/Weight Webinar

The Department of Transportation has scheduled a May 6 webinar to update the public on the progress of a study that looks at safety implications related to the size and weight of trucks.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 17, 2014