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An amendment that would have blocked tolling on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania was dropped from the 2008 federal transportation appropriations legislation, said the congressmen who introduced the measure

Lawmakers preserved language in a transportation funding bill that would block a federal pilot program allowing Mexican trucking companies to operate inside the United States, news services reported Friday.

Sometime in the near future, a new generation of supersized containerships — up to 50% larger than current vessels — will make its first appearance on the East Coast of the United States.

WASHINGTON — Federal investigators told Congress that the Department of Transportation’s drug- and alcohol-testing program for truck drivers is unreliable and riddled with problems.

Bill Davis Trucking, a truckload carrier based in Batesville, Ark., filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Act late last month.

Many carriers are still using those “How’s my driving?” decals featuring an 800 number the public can call to report a driver they consider unsafe.

WASHINGTON — The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week approved a $2 billion plan to toughen bridge inspection standards and limit states’ ability to spend federal bridge funds on other projects.

Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group Income Fund’s third-quarter profit rose to C$38 million or 45 cents a share, from C$32.1 million or 45 cents a year earlier.

U.S. worker productivity rose at an annual rate of 4.9% in the third quarter, the most in four years, the Labor Department said Wednesday.