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By Bruce Lilly, Contributing Writer

This story appears in the August/September 2013 issue of iTECH, published in the Oct.

Ohio State Reps. Sean O’Brien (D) and Dave Hall (R) introduced legislation Nov. 4 that would provide tax incentives for companies that use alternative fuels.

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment is considering a fuel mandate that would require diesel fuel sold there to contain 2% biodiesel, with the percentage doubled by 2016.

Factory orders increased 1.7% in September, the Commerce Department reported Nov. 4.

An upcoming federal rule mandating speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks will include the requirement that current vehicles be retrofitted as well as new trucks rolling down assembly lines, according to an official of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Diamond Cos., a holding company for International brand truck and bus dealerships, will merge with Roberts Truck Center, effective Jan. 1, the companies said.

A bipartisan trio of House members have introduced a bill to delay the latest changes to the 34-hour restart provision of the hours-of-service rule for truck drivers until a study of the changes is completed.

Jobless claims declined by 10,000 for the week ended Oct. 26 as backlogs in California cleared after a switch in computer systems, Bloomberg News reported.

The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Oct. 31 that the state can proceed with plans to begin tolling in February on two existing tunnels between Norfolk and Portsmouth in order to pay for construction of a third.