Major oil refiners testified June 15 that the new, reduced-sulfur standard of 15 parts per million for diesel fuel could shrink production for several years and keep prices high for trucking.

The “ultra-low” sulfur standard for diesel fuel and what it could mean to refiners, engine manufacturers and the people who use it will be the subject of a Senate hearing June 15.

A jury will decide later this year whether the producers of “Dateline NBC” misrepresented their intentions to a Maine trucking company owner in developing a segment on driver fatigue for the television news show.

Trucking companies are part of a ground swell of public sentiment seeking repeal of the estate tax,which kicks in when family-held businesses or property are transferred from one generation to another, and Congress is taking note.

Owners of trucks that have only an old ICC identification number will have to start painting their carriers’ DOT number on the doors.

A Senate critic of the proposed ergonomics standards contends more analysis and response time is needed by state and local governments, railroads and the U.S. Postal Service.

WASHINGTON — Independent truckers need a fuel surcharge to stay in business, but the federal government has chosen the wrong industry — shippers — to pick up the tab, said witnesses at a June 8 House subcommittee hearing.

The “ultra-low” sulfur standard for diesel fuel and what it could mean to refiners, engine manufacturers and the people who use it will be the subject of a Senate hearing June 15.

A Senate critic of the proposed ergonomics standards contends more analysis and response time is needed by state and local governments, railroads and the U.S. Postal Service.

Independent truckers need a fuel surcharge to stay in business, but the federal government has chosen the wrong industry — shippers — to pick up the tab, said witnesses at a June 8 House subcommittee hearing.