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Gains Among Automakers Help Spur Factory Production in August
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U.S. factory production rose in August amid broad-based gains that included automakers, providing support for economic growth this quarter, Federal Reserve data showed Sept. 14.
Pavement Trade Association Files HOS Exemption Request
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The American Concrete Pavement Association has requested exemption from certain hours-of-service regulations from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Florida Scores Biggest Annual Gain in Heavy-Duty Clean Diesel Trucks
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Florida posted the biggest surge among states in the use of heavy-duty trucks with clean diesel engines in 2017, notching an 81% jump compared with a year earlier, according to data from IHS Markit. This increase came as fleet confidence in the technology took hold and more freight-hauling opportunities opened up in the nation’s fourth-largest state economy, other experts said.
Alaska DOT Reroutes Dalton Highway to Protect Road From Creeping ‘Blob’
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Alaska highway workers have moved the Dalton Highway to protect it from a giant mass of frozen debris oozing down a hillside.
West Virginia Trucking Association members receive a 2.7% discount
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