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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, Fuel

OPEC Doubles Down on Oil Growth Despite Climate Goals

OPEC doubled down on forecasts that global oil demand will keep growing to the middle of the century, an outlier view that scientists say would lead to climate catastrophe.

Grant Smith | Bloomberg News
September 24, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Vancouver Port Strike Disrupts Grain Shipments at Harvest

Grain workers at Canada’s largest port went on strike Sept. 24 over a dispute regarding hours and pay, creating what an industry association called a “devastating” situation for farmers.

Thomas Seal | Bloomberg News
September 24, 2024
Government, Business

House Committee Approves Moving Protection Bill

Legislation that aims to increase protections for people moving personal property was recently approved by a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 24, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Maryland Sues Owner of Ship That Caused Key Bridge Collapse

BALTIMORE — The state of Maryland has added to the legal troubles facing the owner and operator of the containership Dali, which caused the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Lea Skene and Brian Witte | Associated Press
September 24, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

US, Canada to Negotiate Boundary to Oil-Rich Arctic Seabed

The U.S. and Canada have agreed to begin negotiations over claims to an Arctic seabed that may be rich in oil and is of growing strategic importance as Russia and China ramp up their presence.

Laura Dhillon Kane | Bloomberg News
September 24, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

ATA Calls on Congress to Streamline Transport Credentials

The Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act seeks to simplify the credentialing process for essential transportation workers.

September 23, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

IAA Transportation Sets Attendance Records in Hanover

The number of attendees jumped to 145,000, about 10% more than the last event in 2022.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
September 23, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, TCA

Biden Administration Proposes Ban on Chinese Vehicle Tech

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration introduced a draft regulation that would ban automakers in the U.S. from selling vehicles with important components and software from China and Russia.

Grant Schwab | The Detroit News
September 23, 2024
Government, Business, Technology

US Ports Gear Up for Strike as Deadline Nears

Some 45,000 dockworkers at every major eastern and Gulf coast port are threatening to strike Oct. 1.

Laura Curtis | Bloomberg News
September 23, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Madison Debuts Wisconsin’s First Electric Garbage Trucks

Wisconsin’s capital city has introduced its first electric garbage trucks, marking the state’s first deployment of fully electric Class 8 refuse tractors.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
September 20, 2024