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DES MOINES, Iowa — Fuel stations throughout the U.S. will be able to sell gasoline blended with 15% ethanol in the summer under a waiver issued April 28 by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Toyota is to begin offering Class 8 commercial truck manufacturers and operators a hydrogen-fueled powertrain in California later this year.

OMAHA, Neb. — Federal regulators are warning railroads that the long trains they favor can cause all kinds of problems and contribute to derailments.

The American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO) often serves as liaison between state departments of transportation recommending or implementing these projects and the Federal government. Joung Lee, AASHTO's Deputy Director and Chief Policy Officer, joins Dan Ronan and Eugene Mulero to discuss how investments support highway safety, the potential for state EV infrastructure, and what work remains to be done. 

WASHINGTON — A key index of underlying inflation that is closely followed by the Federal Reserve remained elevated in March, keeping the Fed on track to raise interest rates in May.

Arkansas has a new law addressing towing and storing electric vehicles after they have been in accidents.

The U.S. economy slowed sharply from January to March, decelerating to a 1.1% annual pace as higher interest rates hammered the housing market and businesses reduced their inventories.

The trucking industry is applauding Senate passage of an effort to roll back federal emissions standards associated with heavy-duty commercial vehicles.

The head of the Federal Highway Administration said the vital role truckers play at ports is at the center of a $400 million grant program to help reduce emissions.

California’s Air Resources Board voted April 27 to approve a rule that would ban the use of locomotive engines more than 23 years old by 2030 and increase the use of zero-emission tech at ports and railyards.