February 13, 2015: Pilot Flying J fuel rebate case continues; USPS to replace aging mail trucks; Bay State gets plow truck rescue convoy.

Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:

• A judge allows the fuel rebate fraud court case against Pilot Flying J to continue, reports Cleveland.com.
• Retailers are pulling their proverbial hair out over cargo delays at West Coast ports caused by labor strife, according to ABC News.
• Rep. Janice Hahn (D-CA) and Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) are introducing national legislation – the National Freight Network Trust Fund Act of 2015 – to provide what they call “a guaranteed, dedicated funding stream” to improve road and rail connections that move goods to and from the nation’s ports.
• The U.S. Postal Service wants to replace its old mail trucks, notes the Wall Street Journal; a contract that could be worth $5 billion.
• A trucking company settles a wrongful death lawsuit involving a tow truck driver for $6.5 million, says the Daily Business Review.
• A trucking company and driver are sued for $200,000 in damages over a highway crash, notes The Southeast Texas Record.
• Washington state senators unveil a $15 billion transportation revenue package that includes an “incremental” fuel tax increase of 11.7 cents per gallon, says The Daily Astorian.
• Freight volumes hauled in the U.S. by for-hire carriers stayed relatively flat from November thru December last year, reports the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
• Minnesota debates whether it is now “crisis time” in terms of state transportation needs, according to Minnesota Public Radio.
• A New York City councilwoman calls for more truck safety inspections and a review of the Big Apple’s truck toll program, notes Streetsblog NYC.
• Pennsylvania is sending a convoy of plow trucks to Massachusetts to help the Bay State dig out from record snow accumulation, say the Allentown Morning Call.
• President Obama attends a meeting at Stanford University today to address cybersecurity issues, reports Bloomberg; focused particularly on how private sector companies can voluntary share data to catch hackers.
• The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is tagging April 9 as “Stand up 4 Transportation Day” to try and build “more public awareness” over transportation infrastructure issues.
• Germany’s economy is booming, notes Reuters, and thus is for the moment carrying the Euro-area on its back, says Bloomberg.