Senators questioned the usefulness of EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard — which covers the production of biodiesel blended into truck fuel — with some calling for the abolition of the supports and other saying RFS should be modified to accommodate changes in the nation’s energy sector.
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House, Senate Agree on Budget Maintaining Current Highway Spending Levels
House and Senate budget negotiators have agreed on a budget deal that maintains current highway spending levels through Fiscal Year 2014.
December 11, 2013Oregon Timber Haulers Ask for Rest-Break Exemption
The Oregon Trucking Association has filed a petition asking that during the fire season timber haulers in the state be exempted from the hours-of-service rule provision that requires drivers to take 30-minute breaks every eight hours.
December 10, 2013Representative Criticizes HOS Rule in His N.Y. District
U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y) went to Burr Truck & Trailer Sales in Vestal, N.Y., on Dec. 9 to promote his bill to roll back part of the new hours-of-service rule for truck drivers, he said.
December 10, 2013California Trucking Association Names New CEO
The California Trucking Association has named Shawn Yadon as its new chief executive officer.
December 10, 2013D.C. Bill Would Not Ban Diesel Trucks, City Says
A bill that trucking industry stakeholders have said would ban the registration of new diesel vehicles in the District of Columbia beginning in 2018 was “misinterpreted” by the industry, the city’s environmental legislative director said.
December 10, 2013Nafta Surface Trade Grows 6.6% in September
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico increased 6.6% in September, the Department of Transportation announced.
December 9, 2013Consumer Confidence Rises to Five-Month High
Consumer confidence rose to the highest level in five months, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Dec. 6.
December 6, 2013Influx of Late-Model, Low-Mileage Vehicles Pushes Up Prices of Used Trucks in October
Used-truck prices have risen in recent months as more late-model, low-mileage equipment has reached the market, according to industry analysts.
December 9, 2013Two Studies Augment NHTSA’s Crash Data on Deaths Involving Medium, Heavy Trucks
When the federal government reported last month that U.S. truck-involved fatalities crept up by 3.7% in 2012 over the previous year, American Trucking Associations labeled the report “incomplete and misleading” because large trucks were grouped with smaller ones.
December 9, 2013