Government

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) announced a proposed plan to have the state’s Department of Transportation oversee the operations of the Kansas Turnpike Authority.

Fleets that haul the nation’s largest and heaviest freight — such as bridge girders, huge generators or industrial tires that can weigh 30,000 pounds each — first have to master a challenging regulatory environment unlike any other in trucking, according to fleet executives.

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced plans to begin enforcement Feb. 1 against carriers that have not complied with the Unified Carrier Registration program.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has said it will test using cameras to help truck drivers find available parking slots.

QualaWash Holdings said it has acquired Shreveport Tank Wash and Tank Wash Specialists. Terms were not disclosed.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has identified more than $50 million in savings through its Next Generation initiative to modernize operations, Gov. Tom Corbett (R) said in a statement.

WASHINGTON — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials said they are planning to release at least five new proposed or final rules in 2013, including a supplemental proposed electronic logging device rule and a proposed drug and alcohol clearinghouse rule by the end of March.

The Department of Transportation has updated its national transportation statistics web-only reference guide to national transportation data.

Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) was named the new chairman of the House Transportation Committee’s subcommittee on highways and transit.

Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region contracted this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.