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An Ohio judge ordered Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam to give a deposition Dec. 13 in connection with a lawsuit filed against the nation’s largest truck-stop chain by two carriers that have alleged they were victims of a massive diesel fuel rebate fraud.

Federal regulatory officials on Dec. 2 announced a final rule that will create a clearinghouse that would track when a commercial driver fails a drug or alcohol test and require carriers to check an applicant against the clearinghouse database.

In one of her last public speeches as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy said grass-roots demand for clean air, energy and water will continue to allow the agency to make progress protecting the environment, even in the face of anticipated challenges when Donald Trump becomes president.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and four East Indian Sikh truck driver applicants agreed to a settlement — with the company paying more than a quarter million dollars — that would no longer force job applicants to submit to hair drug testing if it violated their religious beliefs.

In one of her final public speeches before leaving her post as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy said that grass-roots demand for clean air, energy and water will continue to allow the agency to make progress protecting the environment, even in the face of challenges when Donald Trump becomes president.

Efforts of the transition teams to ensure the government continues without a major glitch when President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January have dominated news reports, but whenever there is an entrance, there also is an exit.

Commercial motor vehicle officers reported that 13.2% of trucks and buses examined were placed out of service for brake violations during a weeklong law-enforcement operation, compared with OOS rates of 12.3% last year and 16.2% in 2014.

The White House Office of Management and Budget on Nov. 15 completed its review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s final rule on entry-level driver training, the final stage before being published in the Federal Register.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has agreed to pay four Sikh employment applicants a total of $260,000 in a settlement to end a complaint that they were denied a religious accommodation during the hiring process.