The Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration has reneged on a downward revision it issued in the June for its 2013 average diesel price projection, inching its projected price back up 4 cents to $3.92 in the year, according to the Aug.6 issue of the EIA’s Short Term Energy Outlook.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced it is no longer enforcing the mandatory 30-minute break required by the current hours-of-service rule in light of a court ruling last week that vacated that portion of the rule. The agency said that as of Aug. 2 the break, which was required after eight on-duty hours for all […]

  A federal court Aug. 2  upheld all of the current hours-of-service rule, except the 30-minute break requirement for short-haul drivers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled to eliminate the break mandate, but only for short-haul drivers. It rejected the American Trucking Associations’ other arguments against the final rule. – […]

The House has pulled a transportation bill that could have potentially reversed the new hours of service rule that went into effect this month. The House reportedly may consider bringing the bill back to the floor after its August recess. Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) was set to propose an amendment to a House bill that […]

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U.S. Department of Transportation Takes Action to  Ensure Truck Driver Rest Time and Improve Safety Behind the Wheel WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a final rule that employs the latest research in driver fatigue to make sure truck drivers can get the rest they need to operate safely when on the […]

Crews are scaling rocks on SH 133 near Paonia Reservoir following a rockslide that occurred on Sunday, May 5. As a result, SH 133 remains completely closed until further notice. Detour: SH 92, SH 65, I-70 and the SH 82.