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TRANSPORTATION BRIEFS CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Transportation is backing a recommendation to convert one of the two proposed toll lanes for

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. —  The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association supports government efforts to modernize Hours of Service regulations and looks forward to an anticipated Advanced

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The former president of the nation’s largest fuel retailer has been given a delay in sentencing for his conviction in a scheme

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Voting is now open for the Pilot Flying J Road Warrior contest which honors professional truck drivers in the United States who

Rules are rules, but for every rule there are exceptions, and that’s when things can get murky. That’s certainly been the case ever since the

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency privately challenged the Trump administration’s rationale for freezing Obama-era mileage standards, saying the proposal would actually increase U.S. highway

WASHINGTON — Ninety-six percent of state lawmakers who voted in favor of a gas tax increase and faced reelection in 2018 primaries will advance to

ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations has unveiled the official 2018 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week logo and launched the NTDAW online store. “In

MONTREAL — Last year’s implementation of new electronic logging device mandate for the nation’s truckers is forcing drivers to more carefully regulate rest stops and

OKLAHOMA CITY — Love’s Travel Stops is now serving Customers in Donna, Texas, following the grand opening of a new travel stop located near Interstate

CHICAGO — A new analysis shows the Chicago region has grown more car dependent since 1980, and that a different approach is needed to create

On-highway diesel prices slipped ever-so-slightly downward for the week ending Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The average price nationwide fell

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Truckers and other travelers may want to avoid parts of Highway 277 going through Columbia, South Carolina because there will be delays

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Kenworth has teamed with the FASTPORT Trucking Track Mentoring Program and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring our Heroes Program to

JACKSON, Miss. — A special session to seek more money for Mississippi’s roads and bridges could be drawing near. But nothing is likely to happen

Despite explosions and civil unrest in oil exporter Venezuela this weekend — leading some analysts to predict that oil (and consequently diesel) prices will soon

The U.S. Senate August 1 approved more than $154 billion for fiscal year 2019 transportation spending, including $667 million for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety

WASHINGTON — Employers pulled back on hiring in July, but the job gains were still enough to lower the U.S. unemployment rate a tick to

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. That old chestnut could have served as the title to Stay Metrics’ latest white

WASHINGTON  — The Trump administration says people would drive more and be exposed to increased risk if their cars get better gas mileage, an argument