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The Maryland Transportation Authority on June 2 proposed significantly increasing tolls over the next two years on seven highways, bridges and tunnels in the state.

An expert hired by the Canadian Trucking Alliance is disputing claims made by the Canadian renewable fuels industry that diesel fuel buyers would save dramatically if the federal government proceeds with a proposed biodiesel mandate on July 1.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ended its practice of granting 10-day extensions to trucking companies that file appeals when they receive orders to cease operations following an unsatisfactory safety rating, an agency spokeswoman said.

Mississippi officials said a behind-the-scenes political dispute prevented the uploading of about 30,000 commercial motor vehicle roadside inspection reports into the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s database — probably affecting the safety scores of the large number of motor carriers who received state inspections.

Third-party logistics firms PenserSC and ICS Logistics said they have agreed to a trucking and transportation services contract.

Large and small carriers increasingly find themselves on opposite sides of a widening gulf when the topic is electronic logging devices — particularly when the issue is whether or not ELDs should be required by government mandate.

A former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official is taking aim at four studies the agency used to support its hours-of-service proposed rule, American Trucking Associations said Thursday. 

A Buffalo, N.Y.-based Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration field office supervisor has pleaded guilty to accepting more than $41,000 in bribes to provide “inside information” and to ensure that some Canadian motor carriers received satisfactory safety ratings on FMCSA audits and inspections, according to court documents.

The Oregon legislature approved a measure that would restrict truck idling while also preventing local governments from implementing their own anti-idling regulations.   Under the legislation, trucks would not be allowed to idle their engines for more than five minutes in a 60-minute period.