The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it is addressing an increasing and disproportionate number of fatal large truck-involved crashes in North Dakotaās Bakken oil field counties.
January 26, 2015Business, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous
FMCSA to Address Uptick in Crashes in North Dakotaās Bakken Oil Region
Government, Business, Fuel, Safety, Autonomous
House Transportation Leader: āDonāt Believe the Votes Are Thereā For Gas Tax Increase
WASHINGTONĀ ā Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chairman of the transportation policy committee in the House, said there is not enough congressional support to approve an increase of fuel taxes to pay for infrastructure projects vital to the trucking industry.
January 22, 2015Government, Business, Fuel
DeFazio Names Ranking Dems For T&I Subcommittees
Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, has announced which T&I Democrats will be the ranking members on the subcommittees.
January 21, 2015Business, Fuel
Diesel Falls Below $3 a Gallon for First Time Since 2010
The average price of U.S. diesel fell for the 10th week in a row, with the 12-cent decline Jan. 19 taking truckingās main fuel below the $3-per-gallon level for the first time September 2010.
January 21, 2015Business, Fuel
Oil Declines From One-Week High to Near $50 a Barrel
Oil declined from a one-week high in London and New York as Iraqi production advanced to a record, compounding a global supply surplus.
January 20, 2015Business, Fuel, Safety, Government
TT Archives: U.S. Department of Transportation Starts
Pictured in this issue of Ā Transport Topics, DOTās first secretary, Alan S. Boyd, celebrated the department's first official day of operation on April 1, 1967, by riding in the hot air balloon āGolden Bearā with balloonist Don Piccard.
January 19, 2015Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
Transportation Leaders Haunted By Road Woes, Clean-Air Rules
WASHINGTON ā While transportation professionals keep coming up with innovations in distribution, they also are squeezed by deteriorating infrastructure and demands for improved environmental quality, industry experts said.
January 19, 2015Business, Fuel
Diesel Average Tumbles 8.4Ā¢ to $3.053
The downward spiral of dieselās national average pump price continued last week, falling closer to the $3 mark.
January 19, 2015Government, Fuel, Business
Oregon Congressman to Again Propose Higher Fuel Taxes to Pay for Roads
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, said he will reintroduce the bill he put forth last year to increase fuel taxes to pay for the nationās road needs.
January 16, 2015Business, Fuel
Truckers Poised to Join US Car Driversā Fuel Relief
Sliding farm demand after the U.S. harvest and milder weather brings diesel, nearly identical to heating oil, more in line with gasoline.
January 16, 2015