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WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Jan. 14 will announce plans to conduct a sweeping new large truck crash causation study, according to the head of the agency’s Analysis Division.

WASHINGTON — Trucking industry representatives at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting Jan. 13 broke down some of the biggest challenges — and floated a few solutions — regarding truck parking.

Former South Bend, Ind., mayor and Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg's Infrastructure proposal includes a $165 billion infusion into the Highway Trust Fund. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 1.5 cents to $3.064 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Jan. 13.

WASHINGTON — A move by the Federal Communications Commission to proceed with a proposal that would devote a wide swath of existing auto safety airwaves to broadband uses was criticized by a key stakeholder at the Transportation Research Board annual meeting Jan. 13.

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