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Marijuana on Store Shelves Creates Colorado Cargo-Hauling Niche
At a farm in the foothills of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, Corey Young tucks his client’s marijuana into a shoe box-sized container in an unmarked white van and heads out on the road.
USA Truck CEO John Simone Takes Medical Leave
USA Truck CEO John Simone, 53, is taking a medical leave “to address issues relating to a serious medical condition," the truckload carrier said April 6.
Service Industries Grow at About Same Pace as Prior Month
Service industries grew in March at about the same pace as a month earlier, indicating the biggest part of the U.S. economy is holding up.
April 6, 2015Record Gasoline Output to Curb Biggest US Oil Glut in 85 Years
Refiners are poised to make gasoline at a record pace this year, keeping the biggest U.S. crude glut in more than 80 years from overflowing storage.
Rep. Bill Shuster, Colleagues Discuss Transportation in Pennsylvania This Week
Rep. Bill Shuster, the top transportation authorizer in the U.S. House, has assembled a group of fellow lawmakers and transportation officials for a two-day tour of his home state of Pennsylvania to meet with stakeholders to discuss ways of improving aging infrastructure.
Opinion: It’s Time to Step Up Support for ATRI
In creating the American Transportation Research Institute nearly 15 years ago, the trucking industry launched a plan to provide credible research focused on the industry’s top priorities.
April 6, 2015Editorial: Carbon Rule Approaching
The rumor mill was correct: The federal government did not publish its Phase 2 greenhouse-gas rule on truck emissions by March 31.
April 6, 2015TT Archives: Gas Tax
After what reporter Thomas Strah described in this Aug. 16, 1993 edition of Transport Topics as “dramatic and partisan legislative showdown,” Congress passed a bill raising the federal tax on gasoline and diesel by 4.7 cents a gallon.
April 6, 2015US Delays Greenhouse-Gas Rule
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The federal government has delayed the publication of a new greenhouse-gas emissions rule for trucks, a topic that was already top of mind for engineers, manufacturers and other industry leaders attending the Mid-America Trucking Show.
April 6, 2015Lack of Road Funding Hurts Efficiency Efforts, DTNA’s Daum Says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The head of North America’s largest heavy-duty truck maker said the U.S. government’s failure to sufficiently fund infrastructure is undermining efforts to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.
April 6, 2015