WASHINGTON 鈥 Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said the Obama administration still believes there is a better way to raise the money needed to upgrade the nation鈥檚 highway infrastructure than to raise the federal fuel tax.
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Editorial: A Next Generation Is Coming
President Obama took some time to talk about trucks and trucking last week, and while standing among some Class 8s, he observed:
鈥淭rucks like these are responsible for about 20% of our on-road fuel consumption, and because they haul about 70% of all domestic freight 鈥 70% of the stuff we use, everything from flat-screen TVs to diapers to produce to you-name-it 鈥 every mile that we gain in fuel efficiency is worth thousands of dollars of savings every year.鈥
February 24, 2014US to Tighten Fuel Rules
President Obama last week said he would seek an additional set of carbon-dioxide emissions and fuel-economy improvements for heavy- and medium-duty trucks that would go beyond standards that take effect this year and in 2017.
February 24, 2014Industry Reacts Quickly to Obama鈥檚 Truck Emissions Proposal
Reaction to President Obama鈥檚 call for tighter carbon dioxide emissions rules for trucks poured in quickly with the first wave of comment generally offering approval, although there were also calls for caution, including from American Trucking Associations.
February 19, 2014Senators 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, 2014Plaintiffs 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, 2014Forward Air Closes Central States Purchase
Forward Air Corp. said Feb. 6 it completed its $95.6 million acquisition of Central States Trucking Co. and Central States Logistics.
February 6, 2014Bills Would Encourage Natural Gas in Trucking
Two Republican congressmen have introduced three natural-gas bills that could increase the use of the fuel in the trucking industry.
January 29, 2014Forward Air to Buy Central States Trucking
Forward Air Corp. said it will buy Central States Trucking Co. for $95.6 million.
January 24, 2014Diesel Price Declines to $3.873; Gasoline Also Falls
Diesel and gasoline both fell for a second straight week, with diesel declining 1.3 cents to $3.873 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
January 22, 2014