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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Nikola Pickup Had No Nikola Parts, GM Engineer Testifies

Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton wasn’t truthful when he claimed his company was responsible for most of the components in a planned pickup truck General Motors Co. was to build for the electric vehicle maker, a GM engineer testified.

Bob Van Voris and Ed Ludlow | Bloomberg News
September 22, 2022
Government, Business, Safety

IIJA Rollout Prompts Partisan Views at Senate Committee

The Republican leader on the Senate highway policy panel took aim at funding guidance from the U.S. Department of Transportation as Democrats continue to tout the distribution of grants from the $1 trillion infrastructure law.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 22, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

California Seeks to Ban Sales of Diesel Big Rigs by 2040

Saying they had a “moral obligation,” California regulators could soon ban the sale of diesel big rigs by 2040.

September 22, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Deal That Prevented Rail Strike Still Needs Worker Support

OMAHA, Neb. — A last-minute deal prevented a railroad strike for now, but many rail workers remain unhappy with working conditions, including some who protested outside their workplaces Sept. 21 ahead of votes to approve the new contracts.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
September 22, 2022
Government, Business

Fed Attacks Inflation With Another Big Hike and Expects More

Intensifying its fight against high inflation, the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate Sept. 21 by a substantial three-quarters of a point for a third straight time and signaled more large rate hikes to come.

Christopher Rugaber | Associated Press
September 21, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Senators Promote Truck Parking Access

Two members of the Senate committee on highway policy raised concerns about inadequate parking for the nation’s truckers during a recent hearing about supply chain connectivity.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 21, 2022
Government, Business, Breaking News

Federal Judge Strikes Down Rhode Island Truck Tolling Plan as Unconstitutional

A federal judge struck down as unconstitutional a truck tolling plan by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation that was challenged in a lawsuit by American Trucking Associations as specifically aimed at motor carriers traveling through the state.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 21, 2022
Government, Business

Fraud Charges Against Former Celadon Executives Dismissed

A fraud prosecution of two former executives of now-defunct Celadon Group Inc. that has lingered in the courts for nearly three years has been dismissed at the request of the U.S. government amid allegations of inaccurate statements by an FBI agent working on the case.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 21, 2022
Government, Safety

Florida Awards $8.2 Million for CDL Training at Five Colleges

Five state colleges in Florida will be able to train at least 1,200 new truck drivers yearly thanks to an $8.2 million grant from the governor.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
September 21, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

NTSB Wants All New Vehicles to Check Drivers for Alcohol Use

DETROIT — The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be equipped with blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving.

Tom Krisher | Associated Press
September 21, 2022