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As we close the book on 2012, I think most economists and trucking executives would agree that while growth is preferable to the alternative, the relatively anemic growth we saw last year is certainly nothing to get excited about.

Both ATA and TCA support mandating devices that simply record hours-of-service status, but they do not support requiring fleets to purchase multifunction fleet management systems, which typically cost far more.

The new “captains” of the nation’s trucking industry — namely the 19 freshly appointed members of America’s Road Team — are now on the job.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from American Trucking Associations in ATA’s lawsuit over what it calls “burdensome” requirements the Port of Los Angeles has put on fleets serving the port, the court said.

Many state leaders began 2013 grappling with how to create new revenue streams to fund transportation projects in their jurisdictions.

A spate of pre-inaugural Cabinet announcements and a story in a Capitol Hill insider publication last week fed the Washington rumor mill’s speculation surrounding the future of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association said it has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a “de facto” federal regulation that allows law-enforcement officers to make truckers stop driving based solely on their suspicion the driver is fatigued.

American Trucking Associations called for more action last week from state and federal government officials on the group’s proposals to increase trucking and highway safety, including a national speed limit of 65 mph for all vehicles and a study into possible graduated licensing for commercial driver licenses.

The U.S. retail diesel average declined 0.7 cent to $3.911 a gallon last week, the sixth straight decrease, the Department of Energy reported.