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White House reviews truck efficiency standards The White House has started to review a regulation setting new efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy trucks and buses. The Hill reports the review process at the Office o... -
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12 Foot Width – I-84 MP 354 To MP 346 WB (West Of Ontario) Beginning June 1, 2016, I-84 westbound between MP 354 and MP 346 (west of Ontario) will be restricted to 12 feet 00 in. in width between the hours of 6 PM & 6 AM. The restrictions ... -
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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumps 7.2% in February - Index Up 8.6% from February 2015Arlington, VA… American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 7.2% in February, following a revised 0.3% reduction ... -
Pennsylvania Facing Transportation Funding Shortfall
Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation Leslie Richards dropped a bit of a bombshell on the state’s transportation world when she announced that her department was facing a shortfall of at least $6 billion. Richards, who took office in May 2015... -
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Economic Outlook Shows Continued Slow Growth in 2016 The economy is expected to continue to expand at a pace slightly above trends for 2016, according to Bill Strauss, senior economist and economic advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Strauss ta...