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In 1941, the Interstate Commerce Commission took the first step towards regulating truck sizes and weights at the federal level for goods moving in interstate commerce.

Peter Rogoff, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s under secretary, said in a June 5 letter accompanying the release of a congressionally mandated study on truck size-and-weight limits there is not sufficient data to make any recommendations.

Lawmakers rejected an amendment targeting insurance requirements during the House’s consideration of the fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill June 4.

Consumer confidence in the U.S. slipped last week to a six-month low as views of the buying climate softened, indicating a re-acceleration in household spending may be slow to materialize.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on June 3 released its long-awaited final rule on stability control, saying it will affect Classes 7-8 trucks in two years.

The U.S. House on June 3 commenced its consideration of a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill that would propose requirements for a study on an hours-of-service rule for truckers and allow changes to policies related to trailers.

The overall economy continued to expand across most of the country from early April to late May, but reports on freight activity and transportation services were mixed, the Federal Reserve said.