Transport Topics
Transport Topics
- ASCE Report: COVID-19 Compounds Infrastructure Woes
- FedEx Posts Loss in Q4, Shows Improvement From Year Ago
- Safety Groups, Teamsters Petition FMCSA to Reconsider HOS Final Rule
- OPEC Cuts Output to Lowest Since 1991 as Virus Slams Oil Demand
- Commodity Freighters Are Shrugging Off COVID-19 — For Now
- House Climate Change Plan Tackles Heavy-Duty Equipment at Ports
- CARB Releases Proposal to Cut Future NOx, Particulate Matter Emissions
- Manufacturing Bounces Back in June on Reopenings
- Daimler CEO Warns of ‘Drastic’ Pay Cuts, Deeper Restructuring
- Cargo Theft Likely to Increase Over July Fourth Holiday, Report Says
- Is Density Related to COVID-19 Infection Rates? These Experts Say No
- House OKs $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan That Impacts HOS, Insurance
- US Unemployment Falls to 11.1%; Trucking Adds 8,000 Jobs
- FAA Concludes Three Days of Test Flights of Boeing’s 737 Max
- House Infrastructure Bill Will Never Become Law, Rep. Sam Graves Says
- Tesla Beats Delivery Expectations, Sending Shares Surging
- Louisiana Passes Legislation Aimed at Significant Tort Reform
- House Clears Extension of Small Business Loan Program to August
- YRC Worldwide Receives $700 Million Federal Loan Package
Legislative Summary 2025
Advanced but did not cross the finish line (relevant to trucking)
- HB 2571 – Tow company access to registration data (24/7)
Would grant PSC-regulated towing/recovery companies round-the-clock access to driver/vehicle owner info to reduce storage charges while owner is located. Passed House, went to Senate Finance (April 7) but no final passage. Practical impact if reintroduced: quicker owner notification and potentially lower storage disputes. West Virginia Legislature+2West Virginia Legislature+2 - HB 2645 – Parkways toll increase procedures
Would require stricter, nondiscretionary procedures and public hearings in each Turnpike county before toll/fee increases. Moved through committees and on Senate agenda late session; no final enactment recorded. Practical impact if revived: more transparency before future toll changes affecting motor carriers. West Virginia Legislature+2West Virginia Legislature+2 - SB 358 – DMV rule (disclosure of information)
Authorization bill to allow DMV to promulgate a legislative rule on disclosure of info from DMV files; relevant to carriers depending on data flows. Status: introduced/tracked; no completed action citeable as law. LegiScan
Other items you may have seen that affect operations (context)
- WV Turnpike 2025 reference rates (not a bill, but operational): WV Parkways posted 2025 toll schedules and Single-Fee Discount details; always check current rate tables for multi-axle classes. WV Department of Transportation+1
What fleets and members should do next
- Policy & compliance
- Update your CDL/Medical Card SOPs to use the SB 267 restoration pathway for lapsed-medical downgrades (document proof and timelines). West Virginia Legislature
- Reinforce roadside safety training and driver messaging per HB 2344 (move over/slow) — especially for breakdown procedures and maintenance pull-offs. West Virginia Legislature
- Ops & routing
- Add DOH’s forthcoming paving/utility coordination postings to your route-planning checks once DOH begins publishing (by Sept. 1, 2025 for paving lists; utility reports online by Dec. 31, 2025 cycle). West Virginia Legislature
- Titles & remarketing
- Make sure your lenders and any in-house titling admins are set up on ELT before July 1, 2025; align remarketing timelines with the shortened salvage/title processes.

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