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BALTIMORE — A crane appeared at the site of a collapsed highway bridge in Baltimore as crews prepared March 29 to begin clearing wreckage that has stymied the search for four missing workers.

The patchwork system of safety regulations pertaining to cargo ships like the one that toppled a major bridge in Baltimore can allow freight transporters to skirt oversight, critics say.

PC-12 will replace the current API CK-4 and FA-4 engine oils, but there are still hurdles ahead of the finish line.

WASHINGTON — A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve slipped last month in a sign that price pressures continue to ease.

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on March 29 set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles.

A group of lawmakers wants the FTC to take action against large retailers, such as Amazon and Walmart, that increased profits during the COVID-19 pandemic and have kept prices high since.

Daimler Truck Holding AG and Volvo AB will face a retrial in a 560 million euros ($603 million) case over a price fixing cartel, a German appeals court ruled.

The U.S. purchased 2.8 million barrels of crude for the nation’s emergency oil cache as it seeks to replenish depleted supplies.

The potential for freight delays was being assessed in the wake of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore, which was struck by a cargo ship on March 26.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.), who leads the House subcommittee on highways and transit policy, declared his candidacy for the full transportation committee’s chairmanship.