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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Sept. 30 announced a deal with Democratic legislative leaders to add 23 cents per gallon to New Jersey’s 14.5-cent gasoline-tax levy and reduce consumer taxes elsewhere.

The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Authority, or SMART, prevented a North Coast freight operator from delivering a dozen more railcars filled with an estimated 396,000 gallons of flammable gas to a storage site south of Sonoma, escalating tensions between the rail agencies.

LAS VEGAS — A final rule for minimum entry-level driver training requirements and a drug-and-alcohol clearinghouse final rule are being reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget and are expected to be published in the Federal Register by the end of the year, the head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said in a speech here.

The U.S. retail diesel average price rose 0.7 cent to $2.389 a gallon Oct. 3 and follows a decline of the same amount the previous week, the Department of Energy reported.

NEW YORK — The U.S. economy is on track to grow at a 2.2% annualized rate in the third quarter, the Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDP Now forecast model showed Sept. 30, following data that showed a surprise drop in construction spending in August.

The Colorado State Patrol found nearly 100 violations during an operation in the Platteville, Colorado, aimed at identifying truckers and trucking companies that weren’t in compliance with safety rules.

LAS VEGAS — The low-growth U.S. economy remains durably in place and will probably continue plodding on as business leaders are hesitant to make the sort of investments that would boost gross domestic product, in general, and truck freight volumes, specifically.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially mark the opening of the exhibit hall on Oct. 2, 2016, for ATA's Management Conference & Exhibition.