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Admin August 26, 2025
The Department of Energy has published a notice seeking public comment...
Admin August 26, 2025
The American Energy Alliance, a not-for-profit organization that engages in grassroots public policy advocacy and debate concerning energy and environmental policies, has published a ...
Admin August 26, 2025
As a result of the recent fatal truck crash in Florida, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has posted on X, "Effective immediately we are pausing all issuance of worker visas for commercial truck drivers." The post added, "The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tr...
Admin August 26, 2025
On July 14, 2025, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a temporary waiver allowing interstate CDL holders, commercial learner's permit holders, and motor carriers to continue relying on a paper copy of the medical examiner's certificate as proof of medical certification f...
Admin August 26, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency is issuing guidance to manufacture...
Admin August 26, 2025
Four manufacturers of heavy-duty vehicles and engines have sued the Ca...
Admin August 26, 2025
On Friday of last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its ...
Admin August 25, 2025
Industry leaders call on policymakers to embrace a pragmatic, pro-consumer framework that preserves energy affordability, reliab...
Admin August 12, 2025
NEFI has filed two major comment letters with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in recent days, addressing proposed regulatory reforms to expedite natural gas pipeline expansion and change how heating oil is treated under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Both follow recent testimony...
Admin August 12, 2025
The Federal Highway Administration and state motor carrier safety enforcement agencies have begun enforcing the English Language Proficiency requirements as an out of service order. On July 30, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ...
Admin August 12, 2025
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has scheduled its Brake Safety Week for August...
Admin August 12, 2025
Asserting an increase in fraudulent Electronic Logging Device readings indicating tampering with the devices, CVSA Deputy Executive Director Adrienne Gildea has indicated that CVSA is working on a new out of service guidance document on ELD tampering. She indicated that if a driver is found to hav...
Admin August 12, 2025
Both chambers of Congress are now in their annual summer recess. They will reconvene on Tuesday, September 2. Upon their return, lawmakers will resume work on the twelve annual appropriations bills required to fund the federal government. At present, the government is operating under a C...
Admin August 05, 2025
On Thursday, July 31, NEFI attended the Senate Appropriations Committee's markup hearing on two of the annual fiscal budget bills, Defense and Labor-Health and Human Services (Labor-HHS). The Labor-HHS bill is particularly relevant to NEFI and its members, as it includes funding for the Low In...
Admin August 05, 2025
The Department of Energy has published a notice seeking public comment on the draft r...