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Federal regulatory “guidance” issued in June restricting the number of oil and gas drivers allowed to extend their workdays beyond the 14-hour limit could have significant adverse economic and safety implications for the trucking industry, several truckers said in comments filed earlier this month.

Federal officials ordered an Alabama-based carrier shut down, saying it is an “imminent hazard to the public,” and a “reincarnation” of a carrier that was shut down in May.

Business inventories rose 0.3% in May, the Commerce Department said Monday.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region expanded in July, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association said Monday it has filed suit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regarding FMCSA’s pre-employment screening program and appeal process.

The Senate has rejected a bill that would have brought back the bonus depreciation tax deduction for capital spending, a proposal backed by American Trucking Associations.

Consumer confidence dropped in July to the lowest level this year, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

I am writing you in response to the letter titled “High CSA Scores” and printed in your June 11 issue (p. 6).

President Obama signed a new transportation reauthorization law on July 6 that drew measured praise from truckers, shippers, road builders and others who said they were relieved a new law was enacted, even if it does not address long-term funding for the nation’s highway system.

The Detroit-Windsor tunnel connecting the U.S. and Canada was scheduled to reopen late Thursday after being closed for about four hours due to a bomb threat, news services reported.