California agency, gas tax backers worked closely together
SACRAMENTO, Calif.  — As the political battle to overturn California’s gas tax increase intensified, the state transportation agency coordinated frequently with the public affairs firm
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Unemployment hits 49-year low at 3.7% in September; trucking adds 600 jobs
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 134,000 jobs in September, the fewest in a year, though the figure was likely lowered by Hurricane Florence, while
California gas tax repeal campaign seeks federal inquiry
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Leaders of a campaign to repeal California’s recent gas and diesel tax increase asked the federal government this week to investigate their
Canada-U.S. reach deal to stay in trade pact with Mexico
TORONTO — Canada was back in a revamped North American free trade deal with the United States and Mexico late Sunday after weeks of bitter,
U.S. consumer spending up modest 0.3 percent in August
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer spending edged up a moderate 0.3 percent in August as sales of cars and other durable goods fell. A key gauge
Tesla without Musk at the wheel? It’s what the SEC now wants
DETROIT — Tesla without Elon Musk at the wheel? To many of the electric car maker’s customers and investors that would be unthinkable. But that’s
Report: I-5 corridor best for self-driving trucks
SEATTLE — The most productive freeway corridor for self-driving trucks in the United States appears to be Interstate 5 through Washington and Oregon, according to
Indiana’s trucks-only toll rate increase goes into effect October 5
INDIANAPOLIS — The board of the Indiana Finance Authority unanimously approved a new deal Thursday with the vendor operating the Indiana Toll Road, allowing 35-percent
Kansas driver training school exec says 18-year-olds would make bad long-haul drivers
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The director of a Kansas City truck driving school says he thinks 18-year-olds would make bad long-haul truck drivers. Jeffrey Steinberg
Truckers, other drivers flee in terror as wildfires engulf I-5 through California National Forest
SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. — Interstate 5 usually swarms with trucks and traffic as it winds its way through California. But the main highway between
Judges toss lawsuit against proposed Missouri gas tax hike
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s Western District Court of Appeals has tossed out a lawsuit seeking to keep a proposed 10-cent gas tax increase off
U.S. ports fear tariffs could reduce ship traffic and jobs
By DAVID KOENIG, AP Business Writer Ports and ground terminals in nearly every state handle goods that are now or will likely soon be covered
8 die, many injured when big rig blows tire, hits Greyhound bus head-on
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A blown tire on a semitrailer may be to blame for a deadly head-on crash with a commercial passenger bus along Interstate
Mississippi lawmakers create lottery to fund highways
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi lawmakers created a lottery to fund highways, increased state transportation aid for cities and counties, and divided $700 million in oil
Why Canada’s exclusion from U.S.-Mexico deal raises obstacle
WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump’s drive to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement has taken an unexpected turn — one that complicates his effort
Mississippi lawmakers approve bill to create a state lottery to fund road work
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi House reversed itself Tuesday and passed a bill to create a state lottery in the Bible Belt state where churches
Preliminary U.S.-Mexico trade deal leaves trail of uncertainty
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s declaration of victory Monday in reaching a preliminary deal with Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement raised
US and Mexico tentatively set to replace NAFTA with new deal
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and Mexico have reached a preliminary accord to end the North American Free Trade Agreement and replace it with a
Mississippi lottery bill advances, but more work remains
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi could be inching closer to creating a lottery and leaving the list of six states that don’t offer the game of
Lottery and road aid to localities advance in Mississippi special session
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi is closer to having a state lottery and diverting existing tax money, all to improve roads and bridges. The state Senate