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How the I-85 Closure is Affecting Roads Around Atlanta

Here's what you need to know about how the I-85 closure will affect road travel around Atlanta.

David Wickert | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
March 31, 2017
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California Proposal Funds Road Fixes With 12-Cent Gas Tax Hike, Electric Car Fee

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown and top Democratic lawmakers on March 29 announced a major deal aimed at repairing California’s crumbling roads and bridges by raising fuel taxes, hiking vehicle registration fees and for the first time charging electric car owners a yearly fee.

Katy Murphy | East Bay (Calif.) Times
March 30, 2017
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Indiana Senate Committee Votes to Phase in Gas Tax Increase

An Indiana Senate committee March 28 pushed through plans to raise the gas tax by 10 cents and open Indiana interstates to tolling.

Kaitlin L. Lange | Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press
March 29, 2017
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Samsung Builds World's Largest Containership

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries set a new world record by completing the world’s largest containership, SHI and customer Mitsui OSK Lines said.

Ben Kritz | The Manila Times (Philippines)
March 28, 2017
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Transportation Advocates to Trump: Where's the Money?

One of President Trump's most popular promises has been his oft-repeated pledge to spend $1 trillion in infrastructure improvements.

Daniel C. Vock | Governing
March 28, 2017
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Trucking IPO Will Net Schneider Family $230 Million

Members of the Schneider family will get about $230 million from the sale of stock in the Green Bay, Wisconsin, trucking company that bears their name, a document filed March 24 with securities regulators shows.

Rick Romell | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 27, 2017
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UPS Seeks Tax Incentives for Texas Shipping Hub

UPS Inc. is seeking tax incentives to create a regional shipping hub with up to 1,400 jobs in an industrial warehouse district in southeast Arlington, Texas.

Robert Cadwallader | Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram
March 27, 2017
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Penske Logistics Replaces XPO as Operator of Contentious Missouri Warehouse

Schnuck Markets Inc. has hired Penske Logistics as the new operator of its NorthPark distribution center in Kinloch, Missouri, the Midwestern grocery chain said March 24.

March 27, 2017
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Bridgestone Settles 2015 Lawsuit Filed by Truck Driver After Fatal Crash

A truck driver who filed a lawsuit against Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations in the U.S. District Court of Wyoming settled with the company out of court earlier this month, right before trial.

Sarah Zoellick | Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
March 27, 2017
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Detroit Truck Driver: I Almost Froze to Death, and Neil Gorsuch Didn’t Care

Curled up on a bunk in his broken-down truck, waiting three hours for help in subzero temperatures, Detroiter Alphonse Maddin feared death was near.

Tresa Baldas | Detroit Free Press
March 27, 2017