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The diesel fuel tax will increase in a number of states across the nation  July 1, while Virginia and Maryland will begin charging new sales taxes that also will increase the cost of fuel.

President Obama last week announced that the administration will begin work on a new round of fuel-economy standards that will apply to heavy- and medium-duty trucks starting in 2019.

The New York State Legislature has passed a bill to clearly define which truck drivers can be classified as independent contractors and crack down on employers who use the owner-operator model to avoid giving employees certain benefits.

Crashes such as the recent one in upstate New York where a trailer apparently separated from a tractor and struck a minivan with deadly consequences are rare, according to federal crash experts and investigators working on the case.

We’ve all suffered through computer downtime, usually at the worst possible moment. That was certainly the case with a number of freight carriers that experienced it during the hurricane that intensified to become Superstorm Sandy.

The long-awaited leadership transition at the U.S. Department of Transportation finally took place on June 27, with the Senate unanimously confirming Anthony Foxx as the next secretary.

Anthony Foxx, the current mayor of Charlotte, N.C., was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate last week to be the nation’s next transportation secretary.

The Teamsters union and UPS Inc. said they are resuming talks on rejected supplemental agreements to a master contract for the Package division that won rank-and-file approval last week, and the two are trying to reach a new tentative deal for workers in UPS’ Freight division.

WASHINGTON — Truck makers said they expect the availability of new, bigger engines to spark significantly higher sales levels of natural gas-powered trucks in coming years.

An ongoing battle over proposed changes in lease-accounting rules has made it increasingly important for fleets to pay close attention to the complex and far-reaching issue, according to several industry experts.