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The Transportation Worker Identification Credential and the Hazardous Materials Endorsement background-check programs have not been affected by the government shutdown, American Trucking Associations officials confirmed.

Members of a House subcommittee heard testimony on funding freight transportation networks, including the experience of state transportation departments in Maryland and Virginia.

New York state’s registration and decal fee for out-of-state trucks are “unconstitutional highway taxes,” the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association alleged in a class-action lawsuit filed with the state’s supreme court last week.

The Association of Independent Property Brokers and Agents asked a federal district court Oct. 15 to remove its stay on the group’s lawsuit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

The two-week-old federal government shutdown has brought business with the U.S. military to a near standstill, according to several fleet executives.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued a rule reaffirming that agency inspectors have the right to open in-transit hazardous materials packages they suspect are noncompliant or present a potential safety hazard

Congress has passed and sent to President Obama for his signature legislation to require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct a full rulemaking process on the testing and treatment of truck drivers for sleep apnea, rather than issuing guidance.    

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (R-Texas), has introduced legislation to require the secretary of the Department of ������ýland Security to complete a “comprehensive security assessment” of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.

President Obama nominated Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve’s vice chairwoman, to be the first female chairwoman of the nation’s central bank, the Associated Press reported.