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Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said his department started posting a Highway Trust Fund Ticker on Jan. 15 that will tell all Americans monthly how much money is left in the reservoir that funds many U.S. road and bridge projects.

WASHINGTON — People who study shippers said senders and receivers of freight want predictability — even as the economy and technology change rapidly.

Bus operators told FMCSA at a listening session they endorse knowledge testing for new industry entrants, they want the new rules to be simple and that they want the tests to be targeted to specific types of companies.

Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court said they will not hear an appeal requested by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association challenging the legality of the pilot program allowing some Mexican trucks to operate in the United States.

A Democratic congressman from Washington introduced a bill that would create federal grants to fund freight infrastructure, and fund the grants through a dedicated 1% fee on shipping.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has expanded its schedule of listening sessions on how new motor carriers, brokers and freight forwarders should be tested for industry knowledge.

Two large trucking companies received orders from the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to compensate workers who said they were unable to drive because of illness.

Three states — Michigan, New Jersey and Vermont — have suspended parts of the federal driver hours-of-service rule due to an ongoing propane shortage.