Spain: Truckers get gas price cut, but some still strike
MADRID — Spain’s government and the country’s main trucking federations have reached an agreement on financial help for an industry that is hurting from high
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California groundbreaking set for largest wildlife crossing
LOS ANGELES — Groundbreaking is set for next month on what’s billed as the world’s largest wildlife crossing — a bridge over a major Southern
Gas, sales tax holidays clear Connecticut’s legislature
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut will temporarily suspend its 25-cent-per-gallon excise tax on gasoline after a bipartisan vote by state lawmakers Wednesday in an effort to
Michigan pledges $380M for road, bridge repairs
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan lawmakers late Wednesday unveiled and began passing a massive $4.8 billion spending plan, one that will upgrade long-neglected infrastructure including water
Massive tornado rakes through Big Easy; truck driver recounts survival
ARABI, La. — A tornado flipped cars and heavy trucks, ripped off rooftops and deposited a house in the middle of a street in the
6 Oklahoma students die in crash with 18-wheeler
OKLAHOMA CITY — Six teenage girls on a high school lunch break were killed when their small car with only four seats collided with a
Michigan Senate votes to codify red-light camera ban
LANSING, Mich. — The use of red-light cameras to issue traffic tickets would be banned in Michigan law under legislation that was approved Tuesday by
As fuel prices rise, towns add electric vehicle charging stations
ASBURY PARK, N.J. — A wave of new electric vehicle charging stations across the country is coming as interest in alternatives to gasoline and diesel
SEC proposes companies disclose produced emissions
WASHINGTON — Companies, including trucking firms, would be required to disclose the greenhouse gas emissions they produce and how climate risk affects their business under
Saudi Arabia says it’s not responsible for high oil prices
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia said on Monday that it “won’t bear any responsibility” for a shortage in global oil supplies after a
Canadian Pacific rail work stoppage could hit US agriculture
|UPDATE| DETROIT — Canadian Pacific Railway announced this morning that it had reached an agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference to work with an
Idaho governor signs $252M transportation funding bill
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a $252 million transportation funding bill that includes $200 million to repair bridges. The
Crews still dousing fire-damaged Walmart center’s hot spots
PLAINFIELD, Ind. — Crews continued working Thursday to douse hot spots at a Walmart warehouse distribution center near Indianapolis, a day after a fire swept
Michigan Legislature votes to halt gas tax; Whitmer opposed
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan lawmakers voted Tuesday to suspend the state’s 27.2-cents-a-gallon gasoline and diesel taxes for six months, finalizing a bill that Gov. Gretchen
Oil prices drop as nation waits for fuel prices to follow
NEW YORK — Oil prices tumbled more than 6% Tuesday, taking some pressure off the world’s high inflation, and a barrel of U.S. crude fell
PennDOT picks construction group for bridge-tolling project
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration has picked a consortium of companies to manage construction on as many as nine major interstate bridges in
California pipeline at issue after ExxonMobil’s plan to truck oil fails
SANTA MARIA, Calif.  — The defeat of an ExxonMobil proposal to run thousands of truck trips a year in central California to transport oil from
California county rejects ExxonMobil plan to truck oil
SANTA MARIA, Calif. — A bid by ExxonMobil to restart offshore oil wells shut down in 2015 after a pipeline leak caused the worst coastal
State official calls for investigation into high fuel prices
BOSTON — The Massachusetts secretary of state has called for an investigation into the sudden surge of fuel and heating oil prices across the state
Biden, EPA propose stronger heavy truck pollution limits
DETROIT — The Biden administration is proposing stronger pollution regulations for new tractor-trailer rigs that would clean up smoky diesel engines and encourage new technologies