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Annette Sandberg, former administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, will become an attorney with a transportation law firm in Spokane, Wash., the firm said.

American Trucking Associations has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to refuse to allow California to chart its own path on requirements governing auxiliary power units on trucks.

PHOENIX — The economy and government regulations are the two most pressing issues facing the trucking industry, according to a survey of executives conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute.

A conference in Washington this week will reflect on the last 10 years of clean diesel technology and its effect on air quality, its organizers said.

A coalition of industry groups, including American Trucking Associations, touted its own voluntary efforts toward improving environmental sustainability as part of its push toward what it called “responsible” energy policies.

President Obama last week pushed Congress to move forward with a $50 billion spending package for transportation infrastructure, his second such plea in five weeks.

Greatwide Logistics Services said Oct. 7 it has substantially increased the operations capacity and capabilities of its transportation operations center by implementing new software programs.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region expanded in October at the highest rate in four months, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Friday.

The U.S. trade deficit widened by 8.8% in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday.