The trucking industry’s Interest in alternative fuels has been building for a while and is expected to continue despite lower oil prices in recent months.
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House Bill Would Give LNG Tax Parity With Diesel
Four members of the U.S. House have introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide tax equity for carriers that use liquefied natural gas rather than diesel in their trucks.
March 27, 2015Editorial: Impeding Technology’s Progress
For the trucking press, few weeks on the calendar are as anticipated as the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 30, 2015Recruiting Drivers for Restart Study Proving Difficult, DOT Official Says
Federal regulators are having a hard time recruiting drivers to participate in a congressionally mandated study for the restart portion of the hours-of-service rule, a top U.S. Department of Transportation official told a Senate subcommittee.
March 30, 2015Diesel Falls 5.3¢ to $2.864 in Second Weekly Price Drop
Diesel’s national average price dropped 5.3 cents to $2.864 a gallon, the second consecutive weekly decline after five straight increases, the Department of Energy reported March 23.
March 30, 2015Consumer Confidence Rises to Match Second-Highest Level Since 2007
Consumer confidence climbed last week to match the second-highest level since July 2007, propelled in part by gains among lower-income earners and job seekers as the labor market improves.
March 26, 2015ATA Again Calls on FMCSA to Stop Posting Crash Info on Carriers
It is illogical and a poor use of scarce enforcement resources to label carriers as unsafe based on crashes they didn’t cause, American Trucking Associations said in comments filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
March 26, 2015Sen. Deb Fischer Criticizes FMCSA’s Approach to Rulemaking on 34-Hour Restart
If the federal government had taken a performance-based rather than a prescriptive approach to its 34-hour restart rule, the regulation might have enhanced safety rather than adversely affected trucking operations, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) said at a hearing this week.
March 25, 2015Kentucky Acts at Last Minute to Stem Plunge in Fuel Tax Revenues
Kentucky lawmakers agreed just hours before adjourning March 24 to halt the precipitous decline in fuel tax revenues that has cost the state millions of dollars in road funding.
March 25, 2015Texas DOT Begins Refunding Bungled Toll Fees
The Texas Department of Transportation started mailing $1.5 million in refund checks to some tollway drivers who were overbilled, the Associated Press reported.
March 23, 2015