The Minnesota Trucking Association criticized a legislative proposal to put a tax on warehousing services in the state, saying it would harm the state’s economy and kill jobs.

Maine’s Legislature has passed a bill that would authorize the state’s Transportation Department to raise the speed limit to 75 mph on any highway — higher than the 65 mph maximum limit in most of the state — as long as the department concludes that it is a safe speed.

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.

WASHINGTON — Two members of Congress proposed a measure that would stop any state’s attempt to increase truck size and weight restrictions on the more than 220,000 miles of the National Highway System.

The Florida state legislature passed a bill that seeks to encourage natural gas use in vehicles by eliminating decal and licensing programs for natural gas and replacing them with a tax system similar to diesel fuel.

The moving industry and regulators have designated May as National Moving Month, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration marked the occasion by publishing a shortened version of its publication outlining movers’ rights and responsibilities.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Friday it has eliminated what it said is a redundant requirement that truck and bus drivers report out-of-state traffic convictions to the states where they are licensed.

Federal officials said Thursday they have shut down four Kansas trucking companies, alleging that three of them are reincarnations of the fourth and that they were created to avoid financial penalties and an out-of-service order.

The federal government issued guidelines Tuesday to encourage automakers to limit the potential for driver distractions from electronic systems built into passenger cars, including those that connect to cellphones and the Internet.