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The national average price of diesel increased six-tenths of a cent to $3.344 a gallon, the second rise of less than a penny in as many weeks, according to Energy Information Administration data released July 19.

Senate Republicans in bipartisan talks on a $579 billion infrastructure deal are warning Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that if he goes through with a July 21 vote to start debate on the plan he won’t have their support and his attempt to enforce a deadline will fail.

Wisconsin officials recently announced the distribution of $160.2 million in financial assistance for transportation purposes to municipalities across the state.

If you build it, they will come. At least that’s what the state of Indiana and its utilities are hoping for when it comes to charging stations and electric vehicles.

Current domestic estimates put the number of victims of human trafficking in the hundreds of thousands. One of the locations often exploited by traffickers is truck stops, given the transient nature of the crime. To help address this, Truckers Against Trafficking regularly partners with trucking companies, commercial truck driving schools, and law enforcement agencies to train drivers to recognize potential signs of human trafficking

For Congress to realize President Joe Biden’s aim of enacting transformative infrastructure legislation this year, Democrats in control of the U.S. Senate intend to commence that legislative process as early as this week. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Yokohama Tire Corp. President Jeff Barna announced two executive management changes.

Southeastern Freight Lines was recognized as the best regional carrier for 2020 by transportation services provider Transplace.

Legislation that would boost funding for federal transportation operations in fiscal 2022 was approved by a U.S. House panel along party lines, setting up a vote in the chamber prior to the congressional August recess.

The father and son who smuggled Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in a large musical-equipment case were sentenced to time in prison for their role in helping Nissan Motor Co.’s former chairman flee trial in 2019.