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International Trade Law: 2024 Year in Review & Outlook for 2025

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Few areas will be as impacted by the incoming second Trump administration as international trade policy. Check out our team’s assessment of what the coming year may bring for trade regulation and enforcement. Husch...more

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Navigating the Road Ahead: How AI and Vehicle Automation are Transforming the Transportation Industry

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to impact almost every modern industry, with no exception for the automotive and transportation industries. Today’s cars are more “connected” than ever, offering features such as...more

Mayer Brown

Europe Daily News, 16 December 2024

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COMPETITION - Commission clears acquisition of I.D.C. by Valeo Foods (M.11725) - Midday Express...more

BakerHostetler

Regulating Automotive Emissions: Part I - What to Expect Under the Second Trump Administration

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On the day of his inauguration, President Joe Biden issued a historic number of executive orders, several of which focused on overturning actions taken by the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We...more

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What to Consider When Structuring NEVI P3 Projects

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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula program in an effort to jumpstart the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging networks. To support that endeavor,...more

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FCC Adopts Final Rules on C-V2X in 5.9 GHz for Auto Safety

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On November 21, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in a bipartisan and unanimous action, adopted final rules on cellular-vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology in a Second Report and Order governing...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Lithium...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an October 16th interpretive letter the application of the Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to lithium batteries. See reference...more

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Used Oil Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Patterson, Louisiana Headquartered Waste Transportation...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Omega Waste Management, Inc. (“Omega”) entered into a November 27th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Used Oil Regulations. See...more

DLA Piper

Interstellar Insights - November 2024

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FAA to update launch regulations. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced it is creating a committee to review and update its Part 450 launch and reentry licensing rule. Part 450 was implemented in...more

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Motor Carrier Regulatory Agencies: Determining Which are Applicable and How to Comply

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The regulatory environment is top of mind these days coupled with speculation over potential change. Any attention paid to our obligations for safe and lawful operation is positive as we strive for compliance by our companies...more

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Winners at this Year's P3 Awards

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As mentioned in a previous post, the P3 Awards are held yearly to recognize and celebrate projects and individuals in the P3 space. This year many incredible projects and teams were nominated but only some of them took home a...more

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Federal Highway Administration Releases Guidance for DBE Program After Federal Injunction

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In late September, a federal judge entered a preliminary injunction to partially blog the United States Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) program. A copy of my blog on that decision can...more

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When “No Comment” Isn’t an Option: FMCSA Publishes Proposed “Broker Transparency” Regulation

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) on November 20, 2024,titled Transparency in Property Broker Transactions (89 FR 91648). ...more

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Colorado LER Requirement

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Breathe In That Rocky Mountain Air:  Motor Carriers, Brokers, Freight Forwarders, and Private Fleets Operating in Colorado Face November 30, 2024 Deadline to Comply with State’s New Emissions Reporting Requirements and Avoid...more

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Business Better Podcast Episode: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – Insights Three Years Later

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In this episode, we discuss the impacts of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (a.k.a. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)) on U.S. infrastructure on its third-year anniversary. While the IIJA/BIL has unlocked...more

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Industrials Regulatory News and Trends - November 2024

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Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more

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PHMSA Proposes Significant Revisions to Rail Hazardous Materials Regulations

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The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published on Oct. 28, 2024, a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that recommends modernizing and simplifying the...more

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Second Circuit Held that Central New York Municipal Transit Services Changes in Signage Without Additional Structural Changes to...

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Woods v. Centro of Oneida, Inc., 2024 WL 2888492, No. 22-2629 (2d Cir. June 10, 2024) - In an interesting matter addressing the requirement of busing operations to comply with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), the...more

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Federal Court Holds There Is No Jurisdiction Over Amazon Logistics for Contracting With an Ohio Trucking Company that Was Involved...

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Leyman v. Amazon Logistics, 2024 WL 2962784, No. 1:23-cv-828 (S.D. Ohio June 12, 2024) - This case arises out of a serious motor vehicle accident occurring in Texas with an Ohio trucking company that contracted with Amazon...more

Holland & Knight LLP

A Look at the Upcoming Trump Administration's Policy Priorities

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President-Elect Donald Trump is poised to expand upon policies he implemented during his first term in office, such as those emphasizing limited government, states' rights and lower taxes. Additionally, it is anticipated that...more

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Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Violates Fifth Amendment's Guarantee of Equal Protection, Court Says

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In an effort to increase participation by disadvantaged business enterprises in projects funded by federal transportation grants, received by certain state departments of transportation (DOT), Congress enacted the U.S....more

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Force Majeure Claims - Contract Provisions, Notices, and Ordinary Business Risk

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Force majeure contract provisions and force majeure notices have been top of mind more times in recent memory than we care to count. The recent short-lived port strike, two devastating hurricanes, and the Francis Scott Key...more

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Global Services Contracts - Going to Market with the Best Strategy for Your Case

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Global transportation and logistics services can amount to some of the largest expenses, and even the largest single contracts by spend, for enterprises with high traffic volumes. Among mature buyers and sellers of goods the...more

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The Use of Mock DOT Audits

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A Department of Transportation (“DOT”) audit is something that all motor carriers dread. The potential for a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) investigator can often have adverse consequences....more

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

The Court Extends and Clarifies the Injunction Barring DBE Program

In late September, a federal judge in Kentucky issued a decision granting a preliminary injunction to partially block the United States Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) program....more

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