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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Rises 4.4¢ to $2.616 a Gallon

Diesel fuel’s national average price rose for the seventh straight week, gaining 4.4 cents to $2.616 a gallon, the Energy Department said.

June 23, 2009
Business, Technology, Government, Logistics

3PL Leans on iPhone App to Eliminate Paper Bills

D.W. Morgan, a third-party logistics and supply chain consulting firm, has developed an iPhone application that the company said has helped it eliminate paper bills.

June 23, 2009
Business, Safety, Government

ATRI Updates Idling-Regulations Listing

The American Transportation Research Institute has updated its listing of state and local idling regulations, noting that 41 states and localities now have idling regulations.

Allison Reilly | Special to Transport Topics
June 23, 2009
Business, Fuel, Government

Clean Energy to Issue Common Stock

Clean Energy Fuels Corp., which operates natural gas fueling stations throughout the United States and Canada, said it plans to issue 6 million shares of its common stock.

June 22, 2009
Business, Safety, Fuel, Government

ATA Seeks Commodities Markets Transparency

American Trucking Associations Monday called on Congress to increase the transparency of commodities futures markets and impose “reasonable aggregate position limits on energy commodities,” in an effort to stem the price spikes and record high prices of last summer.

June 22, 2009
Government, Business, Fuel

Senate Panel Approves Renewable Energy Bill

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has approved legislation that would open more of the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling, Bloomberg reported.

June 22, 2009
Editorial, Business, Fuel, Government

Fuel Prices vs. Speculators

The use of diesel fuel has fallen sharply as freight levels have nose-dived during the global recession. The home-heating oil season has ended, so there is no competition for the distillate both heating oil and diesel are made from.

June 22, 2009
Government

Oil Continues to Fall, Dropping Below $68

Oil prices continued to fall over the weekend, dropping below $68 in pre-market trading Monday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg reported.

June 22, 2009
Business, Government, Safety

DOT Prepares to Issue New Rule to Cut Truck Stopping Distance

The Department of Transportation is preparing to issue its long-delayed rule that would slice the stopping distance for large trucks by as much as 30%.

June 22, 2009
Business, Government

Wyoming Legislators Consider Tolling I-80

Wyoming legislators are considering a highway funding plan that could cost trucks more than $100 in tolls to run the full 400 miles across the state on Interstate 80.

June 22, 2009