Air travel and rail transport were early examples of deregulation bringing huge benefits to consumers and industries. Yet automobility, air travel, and freight rail, are increasingly threatened with further regulation that will reduce their ability to transport goods and people. CEI opposes these attacks by arguing for greater freedom in mobility and opposing perverse transportation industry regulations.
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Shutdown woes show why it is time to privatize the TSA
Imagine arriving at the airport for a long-anticipated vacation, only to face a line longer than an airport runway. The excitement quickly gives way to…
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Mandates before proven safety: How the Railway Safety Act ignores rail safety
The Washington Post’s recent piece on the Railway Safety Act underscores an essential point: safety legislation must be grounded in evidence, not fear or…
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Pardon me boys, is this the Special Interest Express?
The Washington Post published a smart editorial on Monday on why the proposed Railway Safety Act is a bad idea. The legislation is…
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A Plan Better than Obama’s to Create Jobs
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Wanted: Alcoholic Truck Drivers
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Feds to Trucking Company: You Cannot Fire Alcoholic Drivers
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EEOC: Drinking History no Reason to Withhold Heavy Trucking Jobs
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Obama Administration: Employers Must Hire Alcoholics as Truck Drivers Despite Liability
One News Now
What China’s rail recall should tell U.S.
Human Events
Big Brother Goes Green
OA Online
Mileage Standards Will Decrease Safety
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Fuel Regulations Will Maim and Kill
Reason
The High Cost of Low Fuel Bills
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Deadly Regulations
Orange County Register
Feds Push for Higher Mileage, and Risk
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Fred Smith Discusses Auto Worker Strike on CNN Crossfire
CNN CROSSFIRE, July 13, 1998 HEADLINE: Who Will Give in the Auto Workers Strike that Has Crippled GM? GUESTS: Michael Moore, Fred Smith BYLINE: Bill…
Orange County Register
Government in Your Car
CEI General Counsel Sam Kazman discusses the unintended consequences of government mandates for auto manufacturers. CAFE fuel effciency standards result in smaller, lighter cars, which…
One News Now
New Fuel Economy Standards Could Hurt More Than They Help
Comment
CEI Replies to the National Industrial Transportation League’s Petition for Rulemaking to Adopt Revised Competitive Switching Rules
Full Document Available in PDF On behalf of…
Legal Brief
Petition for Review of an Order of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Legal Brief
CEI’s CAFE Litigation
Full Document Avalible in PDF In the 1980s, CAFE was the subject of several lawsuits by the Center for Auto Safety and…
One News Now
Mandated Mischief: Obama’s 54.5 MPG Standard
President Obama today announced a deal with 13 automakers to boost new-car fuel economy standards from 35.5 mpg in 2016 to 54.5 mpg in…
News Release
Obama’s New Fuel Economy Mandates Risk Lives, Compromise Reliability, Increase Costs
Washington, DC, July 29, 2011 – New fuel economy mandates on cars and trucks announced today by the Obama administration will lead to more traffic…
Investors.com
D.C.’s Deadly Fixation On Auto Fuel Economy Mandates
Study
Rule Forcing Tests for Safer Air Bags Expected Today
Yahoo! News
D.C.’s Deadly Fuel Mileage Push
Bloomberg
‘You’re Fired’ Doesn’t Mean Fired to Four of 10 Air Controllers
New York Post
O’s Subsidymobiles
Yahoo! News
Death for Bigger Cars Will Mean More Deaths
Yahoo! News
Vincent Vernuccio Criticizes TSA Push for Unionization
Vincent Vernuccio again slams the TSA, this time for stealing from passengers and failing to do a better job of policing their own, while…
Florida Political Press
Ron Rushing, Citizen Candidate For U.S. Senate Opposes Sun Rail Project
Washington Examiner
NYT: Tea Party vs. John Mica’s Myopic Monorail to Nowhere
Richmond Times Dispatch
Fuel-Economy Standards Need a Warning Label
One News Now
Information Requested in High-Speed Rail Project
National Review
Obama Mandates a Market for His Green Cars
The Wall Street Journal
Why Your New Car Doesn’t Have a Spare Tire
Auto makers comply with fuel economy mandates by making cars lighter and more dangerous. Fewer tires, higher taxes. That may be what’s in store for…
American Spectator
My Mother-in-Law Is Owed an Apology
My mother-in-law once gave me a Leatherman multi-tool for Christmas. The one she gave me had Phillips and flathead screwdrivers, scissors, a knife, and…
News Release
Gov’t Communications on “Train to Nowhere” Probed by CEI’s FOIA of Department of Transportation
Washington, DC, June 21, 2011 – Americans deserve to know what government officials really think about the “train to nowhere” supported by the Obama administration…
Legal Brief
CEI’s FOIA Request to Department of Transportation Regarding the Central Valley High-Speed Rail Corridor
Full Document Available as PDF The attached Freedom of Information Act request letters…
American Spectator
What Did They Know?
AOL - Jobs
What’s Really to Blame for Air Traffic Control’s Increasing Errors
Detroit News
Michigan Target of EPA Carbon Diktat
Comment
CEI Replies to Consumers United for Rail Equity Before the Surface Transportation Board
Full Document Available as a PDF On behalf…
Reuters
Revamped Vehicle Fuel Economy Stickers Add GHG, Savings Data
Mercury News
Informative New Window Labels for 2013 Vehicles Unveiled
National Review
Raise DC Cab Fares; Don’t Create a Cartel
One News Now
Victory Over Rail Funding may be Short-Lived
One News Now
Vincent Vernuccio on FAA unions
CEI Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio discusses the recent news about Federal Aviation Administration employees who were reportedly sleeping…
News Release
Re-regulating the Railroad Industry Would Harm Railroads, Shippers, and Consumers
Washington, D.C., April 13, 2011 — Yesterday, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) submitted a second comment letter in response to the Surface Transportation…
Comment
CEI Submits Supplemental Comments on Railroad Competition Before the Surface Transportation Board
Full Document Available in PDF On behalf of the…
News Release
CEI Vote Score Alert: Official Time Amendment to FAA Reauthorization Act
What: Gingrey Amendment # 29 to the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 658 CEI Position: Yes The Competitive Enterprise Institute announced today…
One News Now
The Full Price of Ethanol
CEI Senior Fellow Chris Horner discusses how support for ethanol affects the price of many food and consumer items.
Comment
CEI Submits Comments on Railroad Competition Before the Surface Transportation Board
Full Document Available in PDF On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI),…