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The consumer price index fell 0.3% in November, the first drop since May, the Labor Department said Friday.

The U.S. Supreme Court should let stand an appeals court decision giving the Port of Los Angeles the right to impose requirements on motor carriers that want to operate at the port, the U.S. Solicitor General said in a legal brief.

The legal argument cited by the U.S. Solicitor General opposing a U.S. Supreme Court review of the Port of Los Angeles clean trucks plan is “terribly wrong,” American Trucking Associations said in a response brief filed Monday.

Concerns about the “fiscal cliff” seem to be spreading into lots of unexpected places, including the heart of the trucking industry.

Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), was selected by the House Democratic Caucus last week to continue to serve as the ranking member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee when the new Congress convenes in January.

When trouble strikes and a truck is disabled, establishing clear lines of communication between the driver, the driver’s dispatcher and the technician handling the problem are paramount to ensuring that the vehicle gets back on the road quickly and at minimal cost, according to the managers of several roadside-repair networks.

A House bill introduced Wednesday would create a pilot program to test truck drivers’ hair strands for evidence of illegal drug use.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asked its advisory committee Monday to help it work through various issues it has encountered in crafting minimum training requirements for entry-level commercial drivers, including classroom and on-the-road instruction.

A federal tax lawsuit that could change the way states tax the trucking industry is wending its way through the federal court system for a second time.