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Admin December 23, 2025
Congress has officially recessed for the year and is slated to return on Friday, January 5. We’ll have the next TWIC out on January 6. The Senate left town Thursday night after a failed push to move an appropriations “minibus.” A lat...
Admin December 23, 2025
NEFI is challenging its members and supporters who have not yet contributed to its Industry Advocacy Fund in recent years to make an initial donation of at least $500 to help close the gap on the organization's 2025 fundraising goal. As this issue...
Admin December 23, 2025
The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund tax of 9 cents per barrel is set to expire December 31, 2025. The per-barrel tax to fin...
Admin December 23, 2025
President Trump has signed an Executive Order that recognizes medical uses of marijuana and d...
Admin December 23, 2025
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 42 states have met the requirements to integrate the driver’s Medical Certificate...
Admin December 16, 2025
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has granted a stay of the case challenging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s interim final rule requiring states to comply with new requirements for issuing CDLs and CLPs to persons not domici...
Admin December 16, 2025
Motor carriers and other registrants must register and pay fees to the Unified Carrier Registration program by December 31, 2025. Payments may be made after that date, but state enforcement (and penalties) begin January 1. Fees are typically payable t...
Admin December 16, 2025
Both chambers are in session for their last week of work before the Christmas recess, which will mark the end of the first session of this Congress. They are scheduled to return January 5. The House floor agenda spans education and workforce, governme...
Admin December 16, 2025
On Thursday, December 11, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the “Consumer Relief and Opportunities for Producers Act” (S. 3297) that would temporarily reinstate the $1 per gallon ‘40A’ Biodiesel Blenders’ Tax Credit through May 31, 2026....
Admin December 16, 2025
Last week, NEFI joined the Jobs and Careers Coalition (JCC) and other business-focused organizations in a ...
Admin December 16, 2025
NEFI President and CEO Jim Collura will be part of a panel discussion, “Fueling the Transition:...
Admin December 15, 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a Regional Emergency Declaration for four Mid-Atlantic states that allows a temporary waiver of the driver hours of service regulations. In addition, several other states have issued their own emergency HOS waivers. The ...
Admin December 09, 2025
The Energy Choice Act continues to gain momentum, now boasting 140 co-sponsors including several Democrats, most recently Jared Golden (D-ME-2). Compare this to just 25 total cosponsors at the end of the last Congress. This surge demonstrate...
Admin December 09, 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced the remo...
Admin December 09, 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed significant revisions&nbs...