Trucking Industry to Congress: Raise Fuel Taxes
American Trucking Associations is calling on members of the 114th Congress to approve an increase of federal fuel taxes to fund infrastructure programs under a long-term highway bill this year.
January 26, 2015Steep Drop in Gasoline Prices Diminishing, Lundberg Says
The average price of regular gasoline at U.S. pumps dropped 13.3 cents to $2.069 a gallon, as the plunge may be abating, according to Lundberg Survey Inc.
January 26, 2015Fleet Failures at Record Low as Rates Rise, Fuel Declines
Fleet failures plummeted to an all-time low in the fourth quarter as higher rates and lower fuel prices pumped cash into the fleets that were in danger of failing, a new report said.
January 26, 2015Diesel Average Falls Below $3 for First Time Since Sept. 2010
For the first time since September 2010, the national retail average price for a gallon of diesel fuel is below $3 a gallon, which means trucking executives are both spending less money and pulling in less revenue as fuel surcharge receipts dwindle.
January 26, 2015FMCSA to Address Uptick in Crashes in North Dakota’s Bakken Oil Region
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it is addressing an increasing and disproportionate number of fatal large truck-involved crashes in North Dakota’s Bakken oil field counties.
January 26, 2015House Transportation Leader: ‘Don’t Believe the Votes Are There’ For Gas Tax Increase
WASHINGTON — Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chairman of the transportation policy committee in the House, said there is not enough congressional support to approve an increase of fuel taxes to pay for infrastructure projects vital to the trucking industry.
January 22, 2015DeFazio Names Ranking Dems For T&I Subcommittees
Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, has announced which T&I Democrats will be the ranking members on the subcommittees.
January 21, 2015Diesel Falls Below $3 a Gallon for First Time Since 2010
The average price of U.S. diesel fell for the 10th week in a row, with the 12-cent decline Jan. 19 taking trucking’s main fuel below the $3-per-gallon level for the first time September 2010.
January 21, 2015Oil Declines From One-Week High to Near $50 a Barrel
Oil declined from a one-week high in London and New York as Iraqi production advanced to a record, compounding a global supply surplus.
January 20, 2015TT Archives: U.S. Department of Transportation Starts
Pictured in this issue of Transport Topics, DOT’s first secretary, Alan S. Boyd, celebrated the department's first official day of operation on April 1, 1967, by riding in the hot air balloon “Golden Bear” with balloonist Don Piccard.
January 19, 2015