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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced the formation of a new, 26-member committee to offer guidance on training requirements for truck and bus drivers.

WASHINGTON — A leading critic of last year’s push to suspend changes to an hours-of-service rule said he is actively looking at ways to restore the rule.

Shipper and railroad executives joined senators at a Washington hearing to bemoan the negative global consequences of West Coast port delays and the U.S. infrastructure investment shortfall.

American Trucking Associations and Airlines for America on Feb. 9 filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a request by Penske Logistics that the high court overturn an appeals court decision upholding California’s meal-break law.

WASHINGTON — Revenue that would come from an overhaul of the country’s tax system should go toward rehabilitating the country’s aging infrastructure, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said at a high-profile chat at the Brookings Institution on Feb. 9.

Thirty-two senators have written a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy asking for quick approval of strong biodiesel volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2014, 2015 and 2016.

The average price of regular gasoline at U.S. pumps rose for the first time since June, climbing 12.72 cents during the past two weeks to $2.1963 a gallon, according to Lundberg Survey Inc.

The fiscal 2016 White House budget request released last week anchors its transportation segment with a six-year, $478.26 billion surface transportation plan that includes an $18 billion freight program.

A California state court has awarded seven drayage drivers for an XPO Logistics subsidiary $2.2 million in an ongoing battle over worker classification, which could intensify with further legal action.

WASHINGTON — Talk of relying on repatriated revenue to pay for highway programs has gained considerable attention on Capitol Hill recently.