Transportation Compliance News

About Government News...

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.

GovernmentBusinessFuel

Diesel Drops 7.3¢ to $2.586 a Gallon in 12th Straight Decline

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 7.3 cents to $2.586 per gallon, the Department of Energy reported March 30.

March 30, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Trump to Cut Back Obama-Era Emissions, Fuel Economy Requirements

The Trump administration will dramatically relax automobile emissions and fuel economy standards so that only modest efficiency gains are required through 2026, according to people familiar with the matter.

March 30, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

FCC Extends 5.9 GHz Spectrum Proposal Comment Deadline

The Federal Communications Commission recently extended the opportunity to reply to comments on its proposed rulemaking to dedicate a significant aspect of auto safety airwaves for broadband uses.

March 30, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafetyTCA

About 2,000 USPS Workers Are Quarantined Over Coronavirus Concerns

Around 2,000 U.S. Postal Service employees nationwide are in quarantine over concerns that they may have been exposed to coronavirus, and more than 60 have tested positive for the virus, according to the National Association of Letter Carriers and the Postal Service.

March 30, 2020
Government

Trump Announces Social Distancing Guidelines Through April 30

After suggesting a portion of the country could carry on with minimal interruptions by mid-April, President Donald Trump acknowledged over the weekend getting back to business as usual by that time is simply not realistic. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

March 30, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

EPA Issues Waiver to Avert Potential Summer Fuel Shortage

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a waiver intended to avert a potential fuel shortage this summer by providing additional flexibility to the marketplace to transition from winter-grade to summer-grade blends.

March 30, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Biofuel Plants Are Shutting Down and Some May Never Come Back

The coronavirus and cheap oil are hitting the fuel business so hard that ethanol plants are shutting down. Some may never come back.

March 28, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Invokes Production Law, Ordering GM to Build Ventilators

President Donald Trump on March 27 ordered General Motors Co. to make ventilators for coronavirus patients, invoking a federal law that gives him vast powers over industry in crises and acting as the company is within weeks of starting production on the equipment.

March 27, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Truckers Who Visited New York City Don’t Have to Self-Quarantine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued guidance specifically for transportation and delivery workers operating in New York City.

March 27, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Signs $2.2 Trillion Stimulus After Swift Congressional Votes

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law March 27, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress that will support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic.

March 27, 2020