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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, TCA

Panasonic Plans Major EV Battery Plant in Kansas

Panasonic has announced plans for a massive electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in De Soto, Kan.

Skip Descant | Government Technology
July 15, 2022
Government, Business

Factory Output Declines for a Second Month on Consumer Goods

Production at U.S. factories declined in June for a second month, restrained by higher inventories and a softer economic outlook.

Vince Golle | Bloomberg News
July 15, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel, TCA

Georgia, JLL Partner on EV Charging Infrastructure Bid

The Georgia Department of Transportation will partner with real estate giant JLL on a plan to expand electric vehicle charging stations across the state and obtain federal funding to help do it.

Spencer Donovan | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 14, 2022
Government, Business

Freight Transportation Stakeholders Raise Inflation Concerns

Citing inflation and supply chain bottlenecks, transportation stakeholders called on congressional policymakers to help remedy current economic conditions.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
July 14, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

FourKites Reports Chinese Ports Recovery, but Elevated US Transit Times

While Chinese ports are close to recovering, transit times to the United States have remained elevated, according to supply chain visibility company FourKites.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 14, 2022
Government, Fuel

Fuel Prices Prompt Congressional Democrats to Tout Clean Energy

With fuel prices affecting the commercial transportation sector and motorists, senior congressional Democrats called on colleagues to boost access to alternative sources of energy.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
July 14, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

States Prepare EV Charging Plans Ahead of Aug. 1 Deadline

With an Aug. 1 deadline looming, states are finalizing their electric vehicle infrastructure deployment plans.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
July 14, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Port Envoy Lyons Faces Logistics, Labor Challenges

The new federal port envoy said he is “very optimistic” about the progress being made to unkink the nation’s seaports and supply chain.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 14, 2022
Government, Business, Safety

Regulators Still Mum on Details of Final Hair Testing Rule

A highly anticipated federal rulemaking that would permit carriers to drug test drivers using hair samples continues to slog its way through the regulatory process, nearly six years after it was mandated by Congress and two years since it was first formally proposed.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 14, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

White House Won’t Yet Step Into Rail, Port Talks

The White House is monitoring labor talks in the logistics industry as unions representing 115,000 rail workers and 22,000 West Coast dockworkers negotiate fresh contracts, but won’t get directly involved in either bargaining process now, its supply chain envoy said.

July 13, 2022