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The Biden administration recently launched initiatives designed to connect individuals with careers associated with infrastructure.

All original equipment manufacturers approve the use of a B5 biodiesel blend, while the B20 blend is most common.

To address a shortage of spaces, Ohio is converting more than a dozen weigh stations into truck parking lots and modernizing rest areas.

The California Air Resources Board has released a greenhouse gas emissions report showing a 33% drop in carbon pollution since 2001 that was achieved through a combination of tactics including expanded use of biodiesel and renewable diesel in heavy-duty trucks, greater use of electric vehicles and more fuel-efficient passenger vehicles.

Optimism among U.S. small businesses retreated in October for the first time in four months as the sales outlook worsened, while some measures of inflation accelerated.

Oil tankers hauling fuels such as gasoline and diesel are poised for their biggest demand surge in three decades next year, with disruption to Russian oil flows boosting the distances vessels will have to sail.

Daimler Truck North America announced a recall of potentially 218,147 units including certain new Cascadia, Western Star and Business Class M2 models equipped with painted modulator valves and adaptive cruise control technology and related anomalies with braking.

The national average price of diesel nudged up 1.6 cents to $5.333 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Nov. 7.

There appears to be significant support from hazardous materials carriers, inspectors and first responders for regulators to continue the transition from paper shipping and other hazmat documents to an electronic alternative.

More than half a year after the launch of an information-sharing forum meant to facilitate communication between freight stakeholders, the country’s top transportation officer gave it a resounding endorsement.