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The national average price for diesel rose 1.8 cents to $3.142 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released May 3.

The Nevada Department of Transportation recently announced commercial truck restrictions on a Lake Tahoe-area highway as the agency undertakes a construction project.

As a House committee prepares to consider a multiyear highway policy bill, the chamber’s Democratic leader touted the president’s plan for modernizing transportation networks. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have agreed on in recent years.

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said Canadian National Railway Co.’s unsolicited offer for Kansas City Southern shouldn’t be exempt from tougher merger rules that the U.S. railroad regulator established two decades ago.

The Texas House of Representatives has passed legislation that would help curb the growing trend of lawsuit abuse targeting commercial vehicles in Texas.

President Joe Biden signaled a willingness to negotiate with Republicans on infrastructure policy ahead of a possible meeting with the ranking member on the Senate’s transportation committee.

It’s not clear yet if Pennsylvania drivers will pay $1 or $2 to cross major bridges, but Pennsylvania needs billions of dollars from somewhere for transportation, state Rep. Mike Carroll said.

In an effort to develop the manufacturing workforce, Illinois Gov. Jay “J.B.” Pritzker announced a $15 million investment to build two advanced manufacturing training academies.

Manna has raised $25 million to expand its drone fleet’s operations, including the addition of delivery services for prescription medical supplies and an initial expansion into the U.S.