Governor to answer public's questions as Connecticut inches closer to big truck tolls
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont was expected to field questions Sunday from the public at a public forum about transportation, which comes as
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Winter storm slicks eastern Kansas roads; two injured in big rig accident
TOPEKA, Kan. — A winter blast that left little more than an inch of snow in parts of eastern Kansas on Friday was moving out
Missouri governor wants continued funding for road repairs, but not from fuel taxes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson said he wants state lawmakers to consider another year of funding for a program that helped cities and
Mack Trucks laying off 305 workers at Macungie Township plant
MACUNGIE, Pa. — Mack Trucks plans to lay off 305 employees at its assembly plant north of Philadelphia, the company said Wednesday. Mack blamed the
Winter storm pounds Southern California; driver found dead in rig along I-5
LOS ANGELES — A cold and blustery winter storm unleashed downpours and extensive snowfall on Southern California, triggering a tornado and snarling post-Christmas travel on
Connecticut governor’s road improvement proposal includes new tolling
HARTFORD, Conn.  — Gov. Ned Lamont’s latest transportation improvement proposal limits new tolling to 14 specific bridge, interchange and highway projects, and sets in motion
Washington $30 car tab tax passing; would cost the state $4B in revenue next 6 years
SEATTLE — State and local governments could end up scrambling to pay for road paving and other transportation projects as a Washington state measure that
Mexico truck, bus drivers’ strike snarling traffic around country
MEXICO CITY — Protests by Mexico’s truck and bus drivers are snarling traffic around the country. The Mexican Alliance of Drivers Organization says its members
39 people found dead in truck container in southeast England
LONDON — Investigators were trying to piece together the movements of a large cargo truck found Wednesday containing the bodies of 39 people in one
Arkansas begins working on I-49 construction projects
HIWASSE, Ark. — Arkansas started working on multimillion-dollar construction projects to complete its section of Interstate 49. Highway Commissioner Phillip Taldo said when I-49 is
At 0.3% dip, September retail sales drop by largest amount in seven months
WASHINGTON — Retail sales dropped in September by the largest amount in seven months, possibly signaling that rising trade tensions and turbulent markets are having
U.S. economy could shrug off oil prices if disruption is brief
DALLAS  — The price of gasoline crept higher after a weekend attack devastated Saudi Arabian oil output, but if the disruption to global supplies is
EPA set to end California’s ability to regulate fuel economy
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is poised to revoke California’s authority to set auto mileage standards, asserting that only the federal government has the power
Democratic Michigan governor, GOP leaders will proceed on budget without road fix
LANSING, Mich. — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican legislative leaders said Monday that they will work to enact a state budget without including a
Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A former Google engineer was charged Tuesday with stealing self-driving car technology from the company shortly before he joined Uber’s efforts
Traffic congestion in Massachusetts reaches tipping point
BOSTON — Traffic congestion in Massachusetts has reached a tipping point as the state’s existing transportation infrastructure bumps up against a surging economy. That’s according
Largest U.S. immigration raids in a decade net 680 arrests at Mississippi plants
MORTON, Miss. — U.S. immigration officials raided seven Mississippi chicken processing plants Wednesday, arresting 680 mostly Latino workers in the largest workplace sting in at
FedEx to Amazon: Take your freight and shove it
NEW YORK — FedEx says it will no longer make ground deliveries for Amazon as the online shopping giant builds its own fleet and becomes
Big rig causes 100-year-old bridge to collapse in North Dakota
NORTHWOOD, N.D. — Sheriff’s officials say an overweight semitrailer loaded with dried beans caused a more-than-century-old bridge to collapse in North Dakota. Grand Forks County
Mexican officials uncover smuggling ring using truck disguised as freight companies
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials said Monday they have uncovered an industrial-scale migrant smuggling ring using tractor-trailer rigs disguised as freight deliveries for major companies.