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Hispanics have responded to the need of U.S. carriers for longhaul truck drivers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that in 2007, 23% of the estimated 1.6 million tractor-trailer drivers in the United States were Hispanic.

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index declined 7.8% in January from a year earlier, DOT said Wednesday.

A coalition of labor and advocacy groups Monday escalated their case against two regulations concerning truck drivers' working hours by filing a federal lawsuit.

The California Air Resources Board urged federal regulators to reverse a Bush administration decision that blocks the state’s efforts to set its own limits on greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, the Associated Press reported.

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved California’s new limits on refrigerated trailers entering and operating inside the “Golden State,” giving truck owners and drivers about five months to prepare before enforcement hits July 17.

What the federal stimulus package does for road transportation and job creation may be more piecemeal than grand, but whether it’s filling potholes or replacing a crumbling bridge, it’s heartening to contemplate the flurry of construction activity that is about to sweep across the land.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, said the country should move quickly to a vehicle-miles tax but meanwhile should raise fuel taxes significantly, al-though the higher taxes shouldn’t take effect for at least two years.

The Environmental Protection Agency will require onboard diagnostics systems on at least one engine family per manufacturer starting in 2010.