Californians reject proposal to repeal fuel tax hike
LOS ANGELES — Californians voted Tuesday to keep higher gasoline taxes, rejecting a Republican-backed proposal to repeal a state transportation deal that is expected to
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Uber wants to resume self-driving car tests on public roads
DETROIT — Nearly eight months after one of its autonomous test vehicles hit and killed an Arizona pedestrian, Uber wants to resume testing on public
Employers add 250,000 jobs in October, trucking up 2,400
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a stellar 250,000 jobs last month and raised average pay by the most in nearly a decade. The Labor Department’s
Florida man sues Tesla over autopilot feature, crash
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida man says the autopilot feature of his Tesla vehicle failed to detect a disabled car on a highway, leading to
Google spinoff to test truly driverless cars in California
SAN FRANCISCO — The robotic car company created by Google is poised to attempt a major technological leap in California, where its vehicles will hit
U.S. economy grew at strong 3.5 percent rate in third quarter
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a robust annual rate of 3.5 percent in the July-September quarter as the strongest burst of consumer spending
USA Truck acquires Georgia-based Davis Transfer Co.
VAN BUREN, Ark. — USA Truck said Thursday it had acquired privately-held Davis Transfer Co. and related entities of Carnesville, Georgia. Davis is a southeast
South Carolina to start planning for more interstate lanes
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is about to begin planning for more interstate highway lanes in the eastern part of the state. The Post and
60 years in the making: Iowa’s Highway 20 expansion finished
HOLSTEIN, Iowa  — After six decades of construction, an expansion project to build a four-lane expressway across northern Iowa is finished. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will
California agency, gas tax backers worked closely together
SACRAMENTO, Calif.  — As the political battle to overturn California’s gas tax increase intensified, the state transportation agency coordinated frequently with the public affairs firm
Unemployment hits 49-year low at 3.7% in September; trucking adds 600 jobs
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 134,000 jobs in September, the fewest in a year, though the figure was likely lowered by Hurricane Florence, while
California gas tax repeal campaign seeks federal inquiry
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Leaders of a campaign to repeal California’s recent gas and diesel tax increase asked the federal government this week to investigate their
Canada-U.S. reach deal to stay in trade pact with Mexico
TORONTO — Canada was back in a revamped North American free trade deal with the United States and Mexico late Sunday after weeks of bitter,
U.S. consumer spending up modest 0.3 percent in August
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer spending edged up a moderate 0.3 percent in August as sales of cars and other durable goods fell. A key gauge
Tesla without Musk at the wheel? It’s what the SEC now wants
DETROIT — Tesla without Elon Musk at the wheel? To many of the electric car maker’s customers and investors that would be unthinkable. But that’s
Report: I-5 corridor best for self-driving trucks
SEATTLE — The most productive freeway corridor for self-driving trucks in the United States appears to be Interstate 5 through Washington and Oregon, according to
Indiana’s trucks-only toll rate increase goes into effect October 5
INDIANAPOLIS — The board of the Indiana Finance Authority unanimously approved a new deal Thursday with the vendor operating the Indiana Toll Road, allowing 35-percent
Kansas driver training school exec says 18-year-olds would make bad long-haul drivers
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The director of a Kansas City truck driving school says he thinks 18-year-olds would make bad long-haul truck drivers. Jeffrey Steinberg
Truckers, other drivers flee in terror as wildfires engulf I-5 through California National Forest
SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. — Interstate 5 usually swarms with trucks and traffic as it winds its way through California. But the main highway between
Judges toss lawsuit against proposed Missouri gas tax hike
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s Western District Court of Appeals has tossed out a lawsuit seeking to keep a proposed 10-cent gas tax increase off