Diesel’s national average price declined for the eighth consecutive week, dropping 3.2 cents to $2.782 per gallon, according to a report from the Department of Energy on July 20. The average price of gasoline fell by the identical amount.
July 20, 2015GovernmentBusiness
ASCE to Unveil Infrastructure Report July 23
A report to be released by the American Society of Civil Engineers on July 23 will detail ways communities are modernizing infrastructure.
July 21, 2015GovernmentBusiness
ATA, Transportation Groups Urge Senate Action on 6-Year Bill
A consortium of transportation groups, including American Trucking Associations and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is urging senators to advance a six-year surface transportation policy measure that a committee reported to the chamber’s floor last month.
July 21, 2015Government
Busy Schedule Takes Secretary Anthony Foxx to Massachusetts, New York, Virginia
With authorization for the highway trust fund set to expire July 31, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will be making speeches in Massachusetts, New York and Virginia.
July 20, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Mitch McConnell Says Bipartisan Highway Bill Could Be Announced July 21
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) indicated July 20 he hopes to announce the details of a bipartisan highway funding authority plan July 21.
July 20, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Stemco Unveils DataLogger to Test Fuel Efficiency
Stemco announced that it has created a test showing fuel-efficiency gains from using its TrailerTail technology.
July 20, 2015BusinessGovernment
DHL Global Forwarding Starts US-Mexico LTL Service
DHL Global Forwarding has begun a less-than-truckload service between the United States and Mexico.
July 20, 2015BusinessFuelEquipmentSafetyGovernmentTechnology
OEMs Expand Air Disc Brake Offerings; Cost, Maintenance Concerns Slow Adoption
After years of accounting for just a single-digit share of the heavy-truck brake market, air disc brakes are enjoying double-digit growth, and suppliers are optimistically predicting the systems will capture a quarter of the foundations brake market within a few years.
July 20, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
Glider Industry May Lose Business Under GHG Plan, EPA, Makers Say
The new federal greenhouse-gas proposal for trucks includes a provision that could reduce the appeal of glider kits if the proposal becomes final.
July 20, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
FMCSA Says Final Rule Protects Privacy of Fleets’ Confidential Business Records
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule designed to reassure motor carriers that their confidential business information voluntarily given to the government for use in the federal rulemaking process will be protected from public disclosure.
July 20, 2015