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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, TCA

Lordstown Motors Poised for Tax Exemptions Under Ohio Bill

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio House passed a bipartisan bill that would give Lordstown Motors a four-year sales tax exemption on engines, transmissions, batteries, brakes and other components that are unique to the production of electric vehicles.

Laura Hancock | cleveland.com
November 19, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Anchorage Airport Pitches New Shipping Option to Ease West Coast Snarls

An Anchorage, Alaska, economic development group, alongside Anchorage airport and shipping officials, is making a pitch for what they say is an unexploited maritime shipping route from Anchorage to the U.S. Northwest that could help unlock West Coast shipping snarls.

Alex DeMarban | Anchorage Daily News
November 19, 2021
Government, Business, Technology

US House Debates $1.75 Trillion Climate, Social Infrastructure Bill

A nearly $2 trillion bill representing key elements of President Joe Biden’s climate and social infrastructure agenda is under consideration before the U.S. House of Representatives.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
November 18, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Southern California Port Officials Say Crisis Easing

The Port of Los Angeles has suspended plans to charge shippers for containers that have been piling up at the facility, an announcement made the day that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg during a virtual visit pledged support from the Biden administration to help ease stress on the nation’s crowded supply chain.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
November 18, 2021
Government, Business

Jobless Claims Drop for Seventh Straight Week to 268,000

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the seventh straight week to a pandemic low of 268,000.

Paul Wiseman | Associated Press
November 18, 2021
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel

Biden Pushes Electric Vehicle Chargers, Infrastructure

DETROIT — President Joe Biden punched the accelerator on a battery-powered Hummer on Nov. 17, causing the wheels to squeal and the truck to jet forward as he tried to drive the country toward an electric vehicle future.

Aamer Madhani and Tom Krisher | Associated Press
November 17, 2021
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

California Boosts Truck Weight Limits to 88,000 Pounds to Ease Port Snarls

California will increase weight limits for trucks carrying goods in and out of its ports in an effort to ease supply chain bottlenecks and clear containers off the docks of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Augusta Saraiva | Bloomberg News
November 17, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

ATA Presses Congress on Workforce Development Amid Supply Chain Woes

Policies aimed at boosting the trucking industry’s workforce would play a major role in addressing supply chain woes around the country, the leader of American Trucking Associations told the U.S. House of Representatives’ transportation panel Nov. 17.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
November 17, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Storm of the Century Stalls Canada’s Biggest Port, Idles Freight

Traffic at Canada’s largest port has been cut off by what local officials are calling the storm of the century, the latest snag to hit the North American supply chain.

November 17, 2021
Government, Business

Canada Inflation Accelerates to 4.7%, Highest Since 2003

Canadian inflation climbed to the highest in two decades, adding pressure on the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates.

Shelly Hagan | Bloomberg News
November 17, 2021