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Eleven people have been charged in Michigan in a scheme to evade air-pollution rules by tampering with software and hardware in heavy-duty diesel engines, federal authorities said April 26.

Norfolk Southern announced April 26 that the Feb. 3 freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, cost the railroad $387 million, which impacted its first-quarter profit by 33.7%.

A comprehensive update to labor laws aimed at improving the national workforce landscape was recently proposed by congressional Republicans.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is working with the trucking industry as it revisits a proposal to mandate installation of side underride guards on heavy truck trailers.

U.S. Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) on April 24 introduced the Ocean Shipping Competition Enforcement Act, legislation he says will help the Federal Maritime Commission.

Diesel prices from the U.S. Energy Information Administration are drawn from a weekly national survey of about 400 diesel service centers.

Colorado’s trucking industry will need to start investing in zero-emission semitrailers, buses and delivery trucks as soon as 2027 as part of the state’s strategy to reduce emissions.

State and local government levels are encouraged to apply for federal grants from a $848 million project to make roads, bridges and ports more resilient to extreme weather.