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ARLINGTON, Va. — Trucking companies that move to natural gas use in their fleets will have to choose engine and fuel types, modify their maintenance shops and possibly install new types of equipment, all of which will involve higher spending, executives at American Trucking Associations’ Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking said.

Eaton Corp. completed a $13 billion acquisition of Ireland-based Cooper Industries, the component supplier said.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Some of the nation’s leading trucking executives at American Trucking Associations’ Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking said that with natural gas priced as much as $2 per gallon cheaper than diesel fuel, it can’t be ignored as an alternative fuel.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Future trends present risks for the trucking industry as it contemplates a transition toward more natural gas use, but there are also risks if the transition is not accelerated, said a trio of experts who spoke at American Trucking Associations’ Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking here Friday.

Construction spending rose 1.4% in October to the highest level in three years, the Commerce Department said Monday

U.S. manufacturing activity fell in November to the lowest point since July 2009, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

The California Air Resources Board issued a warning that enforcement of new emissions regulations will go into effect Jan. 1 for heavy-duty trucks with model year 2000 to 2004 engines.

The cost of all-electronic tolling is about the same as the cost of collecting fuel tax, and could result in more money available for highway infrastructure improvements, the Reason Foundation said in a study released last week.