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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s policy that overturned violations may remain on truck drivers’ and carriers’ records, the second federal lawsuit the group has filed on that subject.

President Obama signed a memorandum to speed up the permitting process for major infrastructure projects.

A slow economic recovery, volatile diesel fuel prices, more stringent environmental controls and increased focus on food safety and load security put enormous pressure on every link in the “cold chain.”

Shippers can best help trucking fleets retain drivers by taking steps to minimize delays at loading docks, a new survey of drivers found.

If it’s true you only get one chance to make a first impression, then we should be encouraged by the confirmation hearing of Anthony Foxx, President Obama’s nominee to become the next secretary of transportation.

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WASHINGTON — Anthony Foxx, President Obama’s choice as the nation’s next transportation secretary, told senators at his confirmation hearing that he would focus on safety, increasing productivity and developing infrastructure if they approve his selection.

Diesel and gasoline prices continued their upward paths last week, the Department of Energy reported, with analysts blaming the gains on refinery issues.

Truck tonnage rose 4.3% in April from a year earlier, exceeding analysts’ expectations, despite violent weather that disrupted parts of the country, American Trucking Associations reported last week.

New registrations of heavy-duty vehicles in the United States fell 11.9% in the first quarter compared with last year, according to a report from R.L. Polk & Co.