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Business

Senate Kills Rest-Area Commercialization Amendment

The Senate voted down an amendment during consideration of the federal highway bill that would have allowed commercialization of interstate rest areas.

March 14, 2012
GovernmentBusiness

Ind., Ky. to Share $2.6 Billion Cost of Two Ohio River Toll Bridges

The governors of Indiana and Kentucky have signed an agreement to share construction costs for two new toll bridges across the Ohio River that are projected to cost truckers $10 to cross.

March 13, 2012
GovernmentBusiness

Pa. Turnpike Considering Electronic Tolling Plan

A plan by the Pennsylvania Turnpike to move toward electronic tolling would put a 76% surcharge for motorists who do not use E-ZPass devices, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Tuesday.

March 13, 2012
Business

Bill Would Prohibit Tolls on I-95 in North Carolina

Plans to charge a toll on Interstate 95 in North Carolina will make it more difficult for businesses to quickly and cheaply ship goods up and down the East Coast, the Associated Press reported, while a federal lawmaker has introduced a bill that would prohibit tolling the major north-south artery in the state.

March 13, 2012
Business

Business Inventories Rise in January

Business inventories rose 0.7% in January as automobile stockpiles increased by the most in a year and a half, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

March 13, 2012
Business

Retail Sales Rise 1.1%; Gain Is Most in Five Months

Retail sales rose 1.1% in February, the biggest gain in five months, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

March 13, 2012
BusinessFuel

Diesel Rises 2.9¢ to $4.123 a Gallon; Gasoline Gains 3.6¢ to $3.829

Diesel continued its uphill climb, rising 2.9 cents to $4.123 a gallon, its seventh straight gain and the ninth in 10 weeks, while gasoline also rose, the Department of Energy said.

March 12, 2012
Business

Brenny Wins 2012 Award From Women in Trucking

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Joyce Brenny received the second Influential Woman in Trucking award, which recognized her contributions to trucking and commitment to people in the industry.

March 12, 2012
BusinessTechnology

Tech Products Shine at Yearly TMC Meeting

TAMPA, Fla. — Two of the nation’s largest trailer makers unveiled advancements in their offerings here at the Transportation Technology Exhibition, with Great Dane Trailers focusing on support services and Wabash National Corp. showing off a dry van that behaves like a flatbed.

March 12, 2012
BusinessFuel

Gasoline Jumps Another 12¢ to $3.81 a Gallon, Lundberg Says

Gasoline continued to climb, rising 12 cents in the past two weeks to $3.81 per gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

March 12, 2012