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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued new rules that will require brokers working with household goods movers to provide more information to consumers.

U.S. biomass-based diesel producers have the capacity to meet an 800 million-gallon federal mandate in 2011, despite a marked decline in biodiesel production over the past year and a failure by Congress so far to reinstate a $1 per gallon biodiesel tax credit, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and industry experts.

The president of the National Tank Truck Carriers has asked the National Transportation Safety Board to reopen its investigation into a fatal 1997 tank truck accident in Yonkers, N.Y., that he said has become the “poster child” of the agency’s campaign to require purge retrofits for cargo tank wetlines.

U.S. retail diesel has sold at a premium over gasoline throughout 2010, and petroleum market watchers said global competition for the trucking industry’s main fuel likely means that will not change any time soon.

Truck manufacturers said they are prepared to boost production to meet increasing demand in 2011, although some experts warned shortages of key components could develop as suppliers struggle to keep up with what could be one of the strongest sales markets in years.

U.S. retail fuel prices jumped last week, reversing declines over the past two weeks, as the average cost of a gallon of diesel rose 3.5 cents to reach $3.197, the U.S. Department of Energy reported.

Orders for Class 8 trucks in North America soared to more than 26,000 in November, jumping at least 148% from a year ago and 38% from October, industry consultants said.

Dynamex Inc., Dallas, said it had received a new offer of $25 a share from a potential buyer that exceeds the acquisition proposal from an affiliate of Greenbriar Equity Group LLC.

As expected, Florida Republican John Mica will head the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee when the new Congress convenes in January.