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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Cummins to Pay $2 Billion Fine After Emissions Probe

Cummins agreed to pay a $2 billion penalty as part of a Department of Justice investigation that determined devices that bypassed emissions sensors had been installed on Cummins engines.

January 2, 2024
GovernmentFuel

Diesel Drops 3.8¢ a Gallon to $3.876

The national average diesel price resumed its decline after a one-week increase, slipping 3.8 cents to $3.876 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data on Jan. 1.

January 2, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomous

GM Slams San Francisco in Lawsuit Over $108 Million Tax Bill

General Motors Co. said in a lawsuit that San Francisco unfairly taxed it $108 million over seven years, despite the automaker having very low sales and almost no personnel in the city.

January 2, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Federal Funding Bill Tops Election-Year Agenda

Budget negotiations will consume the attention of congressional leaders for much of January.

January 2, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Ports Report Mixed Results in November

An economy that is returning to more balanced spending between goods and services was reflected in mixed November results across the nation’s ports, as container volumes stabilized even as shippers moved goods in anticipation of a busy holiday shopping season.

January 2, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Electric Car Models Eligible for $7,500 Tax Credit Cut to 13

The number of electric vehicle models eligible for a popular $7,500 consumer tax credit fell sharply as new rules from the Biden administration kicked in on Jan. 1.

January 2, 2024
GovernmentFuel

2024 DOE Regional Diesel Fuel Prices

2024 Diesel prices from the U.S. Energy Information Administration are drawn from a weekly national survey of about 400 diesel service centers.

January 1, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Eight-Week Streak Ends With Diesel Average Rising 2¢

A spike in prices in the eastern half of the U.S. led to the first weekly national diesel average increase in nine weeks, with a two-cent spurt to $3.914 a gallon.

December 26, 2023
GovernmentFuel

2023 DOE Regional Diesel Fuel Prices

Diesel prices from the U.S. Energy Information Administration are drawn from a weekly national survey of about 400 diesel service centers.

December 26, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

PMTA Leads Innovative Pennsylvania Truck Parking Report

Pennsylvania transportation planners broke new ground to identify concrete steps and priority locations for new truck parking spots in a report spearheaded by the state’s top trucking group.

December 21, 2023