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A federal appeals court has ruled that a legal challenge to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s “conflict minerals” reporting rule must first be adjudicated in a civil federal district court.

Medical professionals would be required to report the results of physical examinations of commercial drivers to the federal government on the same day as the exam under a regulation proposed last week.

The Transportation Security Administration has awarded a contract to Triumph Enterprises Inc. to continue a program, initially started by American Trucking Associations, to train commercial drivers to spot possible terrorist activities on U.S. highways, according to a memo obtained by Transport Topics.

Arkansas Best Corp., fresh from winning a tentative contract with the Teamsters union for its less-than-truckload unit, last week said that it rebuffed an acquisition overture from competitor YRC Worldwide Inc.

Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee blocked a vote on confirming Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency by boycotting a scheduled meeting Thursday to consider the nomination, Bloomberg News reported.

Wholesale inventories rose 0.4% in March, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

ESW CleanTech has acquired the assets and product line of Cleaire Advanced Emissions Controls.

WASHINGTON — Two members of Congress proposed a measure that would stop any state’s attempt to increase truck size and weight restrictions on the more than 220,000 miles of the National Highway System.

The Florida state legislature passed a bill that seeks to encourage natural gas use in vehicles by eliminating decal and licensing programs for natural gas and replacing them with a tax system similar to diesel fuel.

Some truck drivers and port workers say they have experienced long delays in receiving three-year extensions to their Transportation Worker Identification Credential that grants them unescorted access to U.S. ports.