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A federal appeals court will hear arguments next month concerning whether the U.S. government followed the law when it implemented the Compliance, Safety, Accountability ratings program.

Although new hours-of-service rules include changes that will alter the way trucking companies do business, carriers opting to approach them armed with change-management programs will find they have an edge when it comes to meeting the revised rules’ challenges.

Freight industry representatives asked lawmakers to confront urban transportation challenges, including congestion, intermodal connections and port infrastructure.

Transportation spending dominated much of the political crossfire in Washington last week between President Obama and House Republicans.

A federal appeals court has again ruled that the government’s cross-border trucking pilot program, which allows approved Mexican fleets to operate throughout the United States, can go forward.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will propose a regulation later this year that would absolve truck drivers of their duty to file reports about truck and trailer inspections that do not find any equipment defects, a federal official said.

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Thursday the Department of Transportation will propose eliminating an inspection paperwork requirement that will save the trucking industry $1.7 billion annually.

The Department of Transportation said it is immediately making available $7 million in emergency relief funds for three Northeastern states to help cover the costs of repairing roads damaged by flooding this summer.

The U.S. gross domestic product rose at a 1.7% annual rate in the second quarter, up from 1.1% in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.