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A federal appeals court has declined to rehear a legal challenge to block implementation of California’s low-carbon fuel standard aimed at lowering greenhouse-gas emissions in the transportation sector.

A proposed rule that would prohibit carriers, shippers and brokers from coercing truck drivers to violate safety regulations was forwarded Jan. 10 to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will issue a rule next week extending for one year a requirement that interstate truck drivers carry a paper copy of their medical record, the agency announced.

A plan to ban the registration of new diesel vehicles in the District of Columbia has been averted after trucking and automotive stakeholders testified the legislation would violate federal law and harm D.C.’s economy.

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to announce by Jan. 13 whether it will review an appeals court decision that upheld the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s authority to operate a cross-border pilot program with Mexico.

The federal government’s truck size-and-weight study began taking shape last week as researchers outlined how they plan to assess whether larger trucks affect highway safety, pavement wear and modal shifts.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended by 15 days the deadline for public comment on its proposed enhancements to the display information on the agency’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program website.

A bill that trucking industry stakeholders have said would ban the registration of new diesel vehicles in the District of Columbia beginning in 2018 was “misinterpreted” by the industry, the city’s environmental legislative director said.