Nearly three years after an oversize tractor-trailer accidentally knocked down the Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge in Washington state, lawyers still are in the early stages of a court fight to determine fault and assess who foots the $17 million repair bill.

The increasing number of regulatory exemptions being approved by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is causing “confusion and inconsistency” in enforcement by roadside inspectors, according to the head of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.        

Nearly three years after an oversize tractor-trailer accidentally knocked down Washington state’s Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge, lawyers still are in the early stages of a court fight to determine fault and assess who foots the $17 million repair bill.

Federal investigators arrested two members of sophisticated “document mills” in Southern California that allegedly produced an array of fake IDs. They include Transportation Worker Identification Credentials that could be used to gain access to U.S. ports and other secure transport facilities.

Former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and seven other former company sales executives were indicted last week on federal charges related to an illegal multimillion-dollar diesel fuel-rebate conspiracy.

The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted last week to keep a trucking provision, tucked in an aviation reform bill, that would prevent states from enacting laws requiring companies to schedule meal-and-rest breaks for drivers or to pay drivers by the hour.

SAN ANTONIO — Finding talented diesel technicians these days requires the detective skills of Sherlock Holmes, while keeping them on the ranch is a challenge worthy of the greatest cowboy, truck dealer executives say.