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EPA Final Biofuel Volume Rule Slammed by Ag Interests

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and others said the Environmental Protection Agency's final rule establishing biofuel volumes in its Renewable Fuel Standard program fail to reflect reality.

June 22, 2023

Rule Would Require First Responder Alerts After Derailment

ATLANTA — Federal regulators want all railroads to immediately send the details of everything aboard their trains to every emergency responder within 10 miles of an accident.

June 22, 2023

Fleets Turn to Tech to Manage Complexity of Regulatory Compliance

With more drivers and equipment to manage, some fleet operators have implemented technology to help navigate the complexity of the industry’s regulations and better manage safety audits.

June 23, 2023

International SuperTruck II Reaches 16 MPG

Navistar’s International SuperTruck II reached a fuel efficiency of 16 miles per gallon and a 170% improvement in freight efficiency compared with a 2009 baseline, the company said June 20.

June 21, 2023

CDL Training Program Established for Native Hawaiian Women

Native Hawaiian women are enthusiastic about an innovative Oahu-based program starting soon to train them to become truck drivers with new, well-paying career opportunities.

June 21, 2023

Prospects Unlikely for Baseball Stadium at Port of Oakland

A yearslong effort to win approval for a multibillion-dollar commercial facility at the Port of Oakland, which would have included a stadium for the Oakland Athletics, seems to have failed.

June 21, 2023

Canola Producers Look to Expand Output for Biofuels

U.S. canola producers are seeking to expand their output since the EPA recently OK’d the plant oil be included among acceptable biofuels in its green energy renewable fuel standard program.

June 21, 2023

FTC Says Amazon Enrolls Consumers Into Prime Without Consent

NEW YORK — The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on June 21 for what it called a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program.

June 21, 2023

Winning EV Battery Race Called 21st Century ‘Moonshot’

The U.S. needs to dominate the next generation of the technology, a bipartisan group of lawmakers said after meeting the chief executives of Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. in Detroit.

June 21, 2023

Company Can’t Guarantee Air Bag Inflators Won’t Explode

DETROIT — A company that makes air bag inflators that have exploded in eight incidents  argued that it can’t say for sure whether its inflators might cause further such incidents.

June 21, 2023