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Why you should care about West Virginia’s 3rd District U.S. House race between incumbent Democrat Nick Rahall and Republican challenger Evan Jenkins.

Judy McReynolds, CEO of ArcBest Corp., has been chosen the new chairwoman of the American Transportation Research Institute.

The U.S. diesel average fell 4.2 cents a gallon to $3.656 last week, its biggest decline in a year and a half, the Department of Energy reported Oct. 20.

Buyers wary of paying a premium for brand-new alternative-fuel vehicles are lifting the nascent market for previously owned natural gas-powered trucks, industry experts said.

Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, remains in a tight re-election campaign, and that outcome could affect legislation critical to trucking.

If Republicans retain control of the House in the midterm elections, as political observers are projecting, it could provide a boost to tea party-backed legislation designed to enhance states’ responsibilities over transportation planning.

While lower gasoline and diesel prices are providing U.S. commuters and truckers money to spend elsewhere, state officials said it is forcing them to cope with lower revenues.

Louisiana will vote Nov. 4 on a constitutional amendment that backers said is necessary if the state is to create an infrastructure bank to finance road projects.

Congestion on the nation’s highways will cost Americans $276 billion annually by 2020, according to a new report from the BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of labor and environmental groups.