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Nevada became the 34th state to ban texting while driving and the ninth to ban talking on handheld cell phones while driving.

Existing home sales fell 3.8% in May, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday.

Maine’s legislature has approved a two-year, $637 million transportation funding bill that would end annual fuel tax increases tied to inflation beginning next year.

The ability of state and local governments to raise cash by  leasing or selling transportation assets to private investors would be slowed down, if not killed altogether, under a bill introduced by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.).

Truck component maker Accuride Corp. said it has acquired Camden, S.C.-based wheel maker Forgitron Technologies.

Ryder System said Monday it has expanded its leasing contract with Ceva Logistics by adding more than 1,000 trailers.

Statistics on just how much money is lost annually to fraudulent fuel sales are elusive — neither the U.S. Department of Energy nor its Energy Information Administration maintains such records — but the industry is aware that it’s going on.

In April, President Obama, while discussing his concerns regarding the record high cost of fuel, stated there was no “silver bullet” to bring down the price of gasoline or cure the U.S. addiction to oil.

PeopleNet Communications will introduce a new model of its in-cab computer known as Blu.2 that is designed to enhance functionality of the company’s earlier model.