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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration withrdew a proposed rule to set minimum standards for state-issued commercial vehicle learner’s permits last week, saying it was no longer relevant.

President Bush on Thursday sought to assure critics that U.S. port security is adequate as he faces an ongoing political uproar from both parties over a United Arab Emirates company potentially taking over operations at six major U.S. ports, the Associated Press reported.

The average U.S. price of retail diesel fuel fell 2.1 cents to $2.455 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled Tuesday that New Jersey’s rules banning large trucks from using local highways are unconstitutional, the Newark Star-Ledger reported Wednesday.

Package-delivery and supply chain management firm Velocity Express said late Tuesday it lost $3.7 million in the fourth quarter, compared with a $9.2 million loss a year earlier.

Wisconsin Wants $35 Hazmat Fee • Michigan Raises Truck Speed Limit to 60 Mph • Conn. Emergency Workers Cite I-95 Concerns

Following two months of downturns, the U.S. consumer prices rose 0.7% in January, the most in a year, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he latest in a series of hours-of-service changes went too far. Shippers are not interested in how long it takes for their dockworkers to unload or load a trailer.

TAMPA, Fla. — Annette Sandberg said she will sign off on several long-awaited regulations before stepping down as head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration next month.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>TAMPA, Fla. — American Trucking Associations’ board of directors endorsed a new truck size and weight policy that backs larger and heavier commercial vehicles, a move association officials said was a first step toward getting the federal limits changed.