Government

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su is in California for talks with West Coast port employers and the dockworkers’ union in an effort to break an impasse in a long-running contract negotiation.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has picked Polly Trottenberg, a top aide in the Transportation Department, to serve as acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Trucking and business groups have filed amicus curiae briefs, asking a federal circuit court to reject an appeal seeking reinstatement of Rhode Island’s trucks-only tolling plan.

WASHINGTON — Consumer prices in the United States cooled last month, rising just 0.1% from April to May and extending the past year’s steady easing of inflation.

Missouri commercial driver license holders now can submit their self-certifications and updated medical examiner certificates electronically via email or fax.

Diesel prices nudged slightly lower, dipping three-tenths of a cent to a national average of $3.794 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released June 12.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has named Tom Perez to be a senior adviser and his liaison to state and local governments for implementing Biden’s infrastructure and climate legislation.

Diesel and gasoline shortages prompted the governors of Nebraska and South Dakota to issue emergency executive orders temporarily waiving federal HOS mandates for fuel haulers.

Wine- and brewing-industry officials are supporting the USPS Shipping Equity Act, legislation that would allow alcohol to be shipped via the U.S. Postal Service.

New York City officials will experiment this summer on a new system using delivery trucks to drop goods at special off-street or curbside microhubs.