In the leadup to President Donald Trump taking office, I wrote an article asking, "How Nimble Is Your Supply Chain?" He has now been president for four weeks. Let's recap the actions that have most directly affected supply...more
2/19/2025
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Export Controls ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
The global bulk chemical shipping industry relies on chemical transportation depots to be responsive to market demands by temporarily holding trailers and containers of chemical products en route to their final destinations...more
1/24/2025
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Clean Air Act ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EPCRA ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Trump Administration
In January 2025, the Trump Administration will take office, and it is anticipated that President-Elect Donald J. Trump's second term will lead to significant regulatory changes generally. In his first term, President Trump...more
This post is part of a series of 20 articles leading up the official start of President-Elect Donald Trump's term on Jan. 20, 2025. But when it comes to trade, his second term already began – not with an inauguration, but...more
Chemical transport, tank cleaning and transportation depot operators breathed a sigh of relief in March 2024 when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dropped provisions from a proposed rule when it issued its final...more
5/3/2024
/ Chemical Spills ,
Chemicals ,
Clean Air Act ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Manufacturers ,
Obama Administration ,
Refineries ,
Risk Management ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration
In January 2017, Holland & Knight Transportation & Infrastructure lawyers and senior advisors prepared 20 posts for the 20 days leading to President Donald Trump's inauguration regarding what to expect from the Trump...more
2/5/2018
/ Aviation Industry ,
Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Coal Industry ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FMCSA ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infrastructure ,
Joint Employers ,
Logging ,
Mexico ,
Mining ,
Motor Carriers ,
NAFTA ,
NHTSA ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Railroads ,
TIFIA ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trucking Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
WIFIA
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) may overhaul how it evaluates the safety of the carriers it regulates following the release of a new study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and...more
7/6/2017
/ Common Carriers ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
FMCSA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Information Reports ,
Motor Carriers ,
National Academy of Sciences (NAS) ,
Obama Administration ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Safety ,
Safety Data Sheets ,
Trump Administration
In an earlier article (see Holland & Knight's alert, "Is There an Opening to Withdraw or Modify Electronic Logging Device Rule?," Jan. 13, 2017), we described the controversial final Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule,...more
In January 2017, Holland & Knight Transportation & Infrastructure lawyers and senior advisors prepared 20 posts for the 20 days leading to President Donald Trump's inauguration regarding what to expect from the Trump...more
5/2/2017
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Coal ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
FMCSA ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infrastructure ,
Maritime Transport ,
Mexico ,
Motor Carriers ,
NAFTA ,
NHTSA ,
Railroads ,
Safety Standards ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration
Most U.S. railroad industry stock rose in the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump's election as president. Optimism surrounding railroad stock may be driven in part by the prospect of a resurgence of the coal industry, since...more
Freight carriers of all modes – rail, truck, water, air and pipeline – are all in the business of moving cargo for compensation and thus share many similar goals. Furthermore, cargo is often moved in multiple modes in its...more
1/19/2017
/ Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Delivery Drivers ,
FMCSA ,
Freight Forwarding ,
Motor Carriers ,
Railroads ,
Railways ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Shipping Cargo ,
Trucking Industry ,
Trump Administration
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published its final electronic logging device (ELD) rule on Dec. 16, 2015, which the FMCSA claims, "is intended to help create a safer work environment for drivers, and...more
1/16/2017
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Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Data Collection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Final Rules ,
FMCSA ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Infrastructure ,
MAP-21 ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Search & Seizure ,
Technology ,
Trucking Accident ,
Trucking Industry ,
Trucking Regulations ,
Trump Administration