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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, Equipment, Logistics, TCA

New York County Might Seek Control of Long-Awaited Inland Port

Onondaga County, N.Y., officials will consider seeking control of the long-awaited “inland port’’ at a DeWitt rail yard, under a proposal from Onondaga County Legislature Chairman Ryan McMahon.

Tim Knauss | Syracuse (N.Y.) Media Group
July 18, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Clean Energy Begins Program to Fund Natural Gas Trucks

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has begun its Zero Now Financing program, according to the Newport Beach, Calif.-based company.

July 18, 2018
Government, Equipment, Safety

CVSA Inspectors Remove Nearly 1,600 CMVs From Roadways During April Brake Safety Day

Nearly 1,600 commercial motor vehicles with critical brake violations were placed out of service during an unannounced Brake Safety Day law enforcement initiative in the United States and Canada in April, according to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 18, 2018
Government, Business

States Ramp Up Efforts to Secure Transportation Funding, ARTBA Chief Economist Reports

WASHINGTON — While a federal infrastructure package hangs in the balance, the majority of states have introduced legislation to increase transportation funding on their own.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
July 18, 2018
Government, Logistics, TCA

Connecticut Governor Orders Highway Toll Study

Despite his lame-duck status, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is ordering a $10 million study on placing electronic tolls on the state’s highways and finding ways to fund needed transportation improvements.

Bill Cummings | Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, Conn.)
July 18, 2018
Government, Logistics

Mexico Sees Chance to Finish NAFTA by Year’s End, Official Says

There is a fair chance that North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations can wrap up by the end of the year, Mexico’s Ambassador to the U.S., Geronimo Gutierrez, said July 17.

Rossella Brevetti | Bloomberg News
July 17, 2018
Government, Business, Safety, Top 100

CDL Training Gives C.R. England Executives Insight From Behind the Wheel

More than three dozen managers and front-office employees at C.R. England Inc. have taken classes to earn a commercial driver license at the request of CEO Chad England, who said he believes the experience of learning to drive big rigs will help the company be more responsive to the needs of drivers.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
July 17, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment

Environmental Groups Ask Court to End EPA Delay of Glider Truck Rule

Environmental groups asked a federal court July 17 to stop the EPA from giving new trucks with rebuilt engines a break from meeting air pollution standards.

Sam McQuillan | Bloomberg News
July 17, 2018
Government, Safety

Missouri’s Five-Year Transportation Plan Outlines Bridge and Road Maintenance

Missouri transportation officials have unveiled plans to maintain existing roads and bridges and evaluate the potential for new ones across the state’s highway system over the next several years.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
July 17, 2018
Government, Safety

FMCSA Outlines New Data Model to Be Tested in September

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials have withdrawn a slate of proposed “enhancements” to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program’s Safety Management System to make way for a small-scale test in September of a new statistical data model intended to better identify high-risk carriers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 17, 2018