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Transportation Department

Following a sharp increase in commercial vehicle-involved fatalities, the Transportation Department is hiking funding for large vehicle safety.

Autonomous Vehicles

A law allowing driverless vehicles, including commercial ones, on West Virginia roads goes into effect June 10.

Diesel

Diesel fuel prices have decreased for three weeks in a row, but remain above $5 per gallon nationwide.

Diesel

Contract delivery firms that travel in or through New York State will get a break at the fuel pump.

Emissions

A truck manufacturing group is suing the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in a bid to delay a costly revamp to emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles.

Postal Service

The Postal Service is discontinuing its special handling extra service for fragile items, a change that could potentially save carriers some time on their routes.

Transportation Department

Many trucking industry representatives voiced opposition to a proposed federal rule mandating that commercial trucks use a speed limiter.

Vehicles

If you are thinking about buying new trucks this year or even next year, your wait may grow even longer due to the ongoing slowdown of chip production.

Diesel

Diesel prices have decreased nationwide for two weeks in a row, but remain stubbornly high.

Transportation Department

Fatalities from crashes involving large trucks increased by 13 percent from 2020 to 2021, according to early estimates released May 17 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.