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Phase 2 GHG Rule Delayed, EPA Says

The proposed Phase 2 greenhouse-gas emissions rule for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, originally planned for publication in March, has been delayed until June, the Environmental Protection Agency announced.

March 31, 2015

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx: Phase 2 GHG Emissions Proposal Sent to OMB

The proposed Phase 2 greenhouse-gas emissions rule for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles has been forwarded听to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said during an interview at a Politico 鈥淧laybookLunch鈥 event March 30.

March 30, 2015

Safety Agencies Seek to Increase Budgets to Hire Inspectors for Oil Transport

The three agencies that oversee truck, railroad and pipeline safety are asking to hire more inspectors to address concerns generated by the nation鈥檚 energy boom.

March 27, 2015

TT Archives: Alternative Fuels

The trucking industry鈥檚 Interest in alternative fuels has been building for a while and is expected to continue despite lower oil prices in recent months.

March 30, 2015

Diesel Falls 5.3垄 to $2.864 in Second Weekly Price Drop

Diesel鈥檚 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, 2015

Kentucky 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, 2015

More States Increasing Fuel Taxes to Make Overdue Highway Repairs

A flurry of activity in statehouses to generate additional revenue for highway funding continued last week, as one governor signed legislation to increase fuel taxes and a second said he plans to sign a similar bill.

March 23, 2015

Secretary Anthony Foxx, Rep. Bill Shuster: Gas Tax Increase Unlikely This Year

WASHINGTON 鈥 Two of the country鈥檚 top transportation leaders reaffirmed their opposition to raising fuel taxes to keep highway programs funded for several years, a setback for proponents of increasing the user fees,听including听trucking industry leaders.

March 19, 2015

High Court Sides With Ala. in Fuel-Tax Case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Alabama should have an opportunity to substantiate its long-standing practice of issuing a fuel sales tax on railroads but not competitors in the trucking industry.

March 16, 2015

ARTBA Says Raise Fuel Tax 15 Cents, Give Taxpayers Rebates

The nation鈥檚 road builders have proposed that Congress hike the federal diesel and gasoline tax 15 cents a gallon and offset the cost for low- and middle-income people with tax rebates.

March 12, 2015