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The Port of New Haven has received $380,000 to build 14 electrification stations so truckers can park in comfort with engines off as they wait to load or unload cargo, according to the New Haven Register.

Canada Post, the federal postal operator, locked out more than 48,000 workers last week after 12 days of partial strikes, prompting the labor minister to announce plans to end the service disruption through legislation.

Teamsters union members who deliver new vehicles will vote during July on the 51-month tentative agreement reached earlier this month by union leaders and carrier negotiators, the labor group announced.

Truck stop electrification initiatives are proliferating again as four vendors try to convince more drivers to shut down engines and use the systems’ heating, cooling and Internet options to reduce emissions, costs and fuel use.

Cummins Inc., manufacturer of heavy-duty truck engines, said it is adding 600 white-collar workers at its Columbus, Ind., headquarters, joining the wave of truck-industry

Reversing five weeks of decline, the average price of a gallon of diesel rose 1.4 cents a gallon last week to $3.954, the Department of Energy reported.

WASHINGTON — Replacing the current hours-of-service rule with one that cuts driving hours would put more inexperienced truck drivers on the road and pass increased transportation costs onto consumers, four executives who run trucks told a House subcommittee.

Heavy-duty U.S. truck sales surged 68.3% in May compared with year-ago results, the fastest monthly growth rate in a 17-month string of gains.

This never-ending hours-of-service regulatory process reminds me of a quip from a John Wayne movie: “We’re burnin’ daylight.” Trucks continue to roll down our nation’s highways, with drivers more confused than ever on pending legislation.