Regulatory Agencies

BNSF, UP battle over California mountain pass trackage rights

Every day Union Pacific and BNSF Railway trains battle gravity and curvature as they wind their way up and down the former Southern Pacific main line through the rugged Tehachapi Mountains of Southern California.

Now UP and BNSF are engaged in a different sort of fight: The railroads have been unable to come to terms on a new deal for BNSF’s use of the line. And so UP (NYSE: UNP) has brought a rare trackage rights dispute to the Surface Transportation Board.

The railroads filed final briefs in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bnsf-up-battle-over-california-mountain-pass-trackage-rights

Security specialist nominated to lead US maritime agency

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has nominated an ex-naval officer and staunch advocate for rebuilding the country’s maritime capabilities to be administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration, according to Senate documents filed on Monday.

Maritime Administration nominee Brent Sadler. Credit: Heritage Foundation

Brent Sadler, a senior fellow at the conservative-leaning Heritage Foundation, has been chosen to head the agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/security-specialist-nominated-to-lead-us-maritime-agency

Regulator vows to back US exporters fearful about Trump’s shipping fees

WASHINGTON — Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Louis Sola told port executives that a priority under his tenure would be assisting U.S. exporters, but that didn’t quell concerns about the effect that million-dollar port fees planned against Chinese vessel operators would have on American ports.

“Exports, particularly energy and agriculture, could be priced out and make competitors from other nations more affordable for our customers abroad,” an attendee told Sola at a legislative conference...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/regulator-vows-to-back-us-exporters-fearful-about-trumps-shipping-fees

La nueva regla sobre las importaciones de bajo valor aumenta las preocupaciones de transporte transfronterizo

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WASHINGTON-Según las asociaciones de transporte, la regla propuesta de la administración Trump, cambia la forma en que las importaciones de bajo valor plantean riesgos de miles de millones de dólares en ingresos transfronterizos generados para motor de transporte, según las asociaciones de camiones estadounidenses. En los comentarios presentados ante la Aduana y la Protección Fronteriza […]

Esta entrada La nueva regla sobre las importaciones de bajo valor aumenta las preocupaciones de transporte...

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New rule on low-value imports raises cross-border trucking concerns

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s proposed rule changing how low-value imports are processed by customs poses risks for billions of dollars in cross-border revenue generated for motor carriers, according to the American Trucking Associations.

In comments filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, ATA’s senior manager for international trade and security policy, Kaitlyn Holmecki, argued that CBP’s Entry of Low-Value Shipment rule, which will affect shipments of $800 or less hauled into...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-rule-on-low-value-imports-raises-cross-border-trucking-concerns

STB emite un proyecto de declaración ambiental sobre el ferrocarril de cruce fronterizo propuesto

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WASHINGTON-La Oficina de Análisis Ambiental de la Junta de Transporte de Surface emitió el viernes un borrador de la declaración de impacto ambiental para la construcción y operación propuesta por Green Eagle Railroad de una línea ferroviaria de 1.3 millas y un cruce fronterizo en Eagle Pass,...

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STB issues draft environmental statement on proposed border crossing railroad

WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis on Friday issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Green Eagle Railroad’s proposed construction and operation of a 1.3-mile rail line and border crossing in Eagle Pass, Texas.

The draft reviews two potential routes for the line, which was proposed in December 2023, as well as a “no build” alternative.

Green Eagle Railroad, a subsidiary of Puerto Verde Holdings, aims to build a 19.12-mile secure cross-border...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stb-issues-draft-environmental-statement-on-proposed-border-crossing-railroad

Trump taps former AV tech company board member for new role at DOT

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has nominated Seval Oz of California as an assistant secretary of transportation in a role created by the administration, according to a posting by the Senate on Monday.

Her nomination has yet to be formally announced by the White House, but Oz’s professional background suggests she could be responsible for overseeing self-driving vehicle policy at the department.

Oz recently served on the board of directors of MicroVision Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS), an advanced...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trump-taps-former-av-tech-company-board-member-for-new-role-at-dot

Bill aims to speed cross-border freight, intercept illegal drugs

WASHINGTON — New legislation aimed at catching drug smugglers at the border will also speed truck and container inspections into and out of the U.S., according to lawmakers.

The Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful (CATCH) Fentanyl Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday by Reps. Clay Higgins, R-La., and Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection to create a pilot program using “next-generation technology,” including potentially...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bill-aims-to-speed-cross-border-freight-intercept-illegal-drugs

Los legisladores exigen detalles sobre los recortes de la fuerza laboral de Dot

WASHINGTON – Los demócratas del Senado quieren que el Secretario de Transporte Sean Duffy detenga los despidos masivos y los despidos en el Departamento de Transporte y están cuestionando el papel de Elon Musk en la estrategia de reducción del departamento. Duffy en su audiencia de nominación el 15...

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