The price of goods imported to the United States increased in January after a rise the prior month, the Labor Department reported Feb. 14.
February 14, 2014GovernmentBusinessFuel
Senators Sponsor Bill to Reinstate Biodiesel Tax Credit
Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have introduced a bill that would reinstate the $1-per-gallon tax credit for biodiesel producers that expired last year.
February 18, 2014BusinessGovernmentAutonomous
VW Board to Focus on Truck Brands at Meeting
Volkswagen鈥檚 supervisory board will focus on the company鈥檚 truck brands and its efforts to overtake Daimler AG as the world鈥檚 largest truck maker at its next meeting, according to Reuters.
February 18, 2014GovernmentFuel
Plaintiffs Dismiss 鈥楬ot Fuel鈥 Cases
The plaintiffs in a set of 2006 cases against fuel retailers for selling 鈥渉ot fuel鈥 have dismissed the cases, the Kansas City Business Journal reported.
February 18, 2014GovernmentBusinessSafety
FMCSA Criticizes GAO Study on CSA
ALEXANDRIA, Va. 鈥 A Government Accountability Office study that was critical of the way federal regulators identify crash-prone carriers is the result of a 鈥減hilosophical disagreement鈥 between regulators and GAO investigators, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials said.
February 18, 2014BusinessGovernmentAutonomous
Trucking Hopeful for More Driver-Training Aid as Obama, Congress Look to Expand Programs
Recent moves by President Obama and congressional leaders to expand job-training programs are raising hopes the government will do more to help individuals learn to be truck drivers, industry officials said.
February 17, 2014BusinessGovernment
FMCSA Proposes Clearinghouse For Drug, Alcohol Test Results
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week published a proposal that would establish a national clearinghouse of drug and alcohol test results for truck drivers.
February 17, 2014Government
US, Canada Set to Begin Pilot Program to Speed Freight Flow at Peace Bridge
The United States and Canada said they are set to launch the second phase of a pilot program to speed the flow of freight at the border by having U.S.-bound trucks inspected on Canadian soil.
February 17, 2014BusinessGovernment
Former Trucker Derrickson Named Director of Delaware Motor Transport Association
Delaware Motor Transport Association announced that M. Lee Derrickson, a former trucker and driver-training instructor, has taken over as executive director.
February 17, 2014Government
Feds Propose Database to Track Truck Drivers鈥 Positive Drug, Alcohol Tests
Federal officials on Feb. 12 proposed the creation of a clearinghouse that would track when a commercial driver fails a drug or alcohol test and require carriers to check potential hires against the database.
February 12, 2014