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House lawmakers on Nov. 4 will vote to decide whether the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s safety performance rating scores for motor carriers should remain available to the public while the program is reviewed. Watch live debate and votes.

Frustrated on the lack of progress on a transportation bill, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder thinks that it might be time for Republicans to forge ahead with a partisan proposal.

Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) is looking to replace a provision in a House multiyear highway bill that would pave the way for drivers under 21 to operate trucks across state lines.

States would have the option to increase weight limits for trucks under an amendment Rep. Reid Ribble is offering to the House’s consideration of a multiyear highway reauthorization bill this week.

As the House of Representatives begins to consider long-term transportation legislation, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) plans to offer an amendment to the $325 billion bill that would raise the federal fuel tax by 15 cents a gallon.

Richard Hammer has been appointed acting commissioner of New Jersey’s Department of Transportation by Gov. Chris Christie, who also nominated him to replace Jamie Fox, who resigned last month.

Third-quarter earnings rose at several truckload carriers amid growing caution about future industry conditions.

A major auction of fleet-owned, model year 2012-2013 sleeper trucks in mid-September pulled in lower-than-expected prices and may have signaled the start of a market erosion, according to Chris Visser, an analyst with American Truck Dealers.    

Engine maker Cummins Inc. said last week it would reduce its workforce by 2,000 employees, or about 4% of its global payroll, and close or restructure some manufacturing facilities as a result of lower demand for its products, including truck engines.