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Arkansas Gov. Seeks Fuel Tax Hike
Arkansas Gov. Huckabee has made it official: he will seek a three cent-per-gallon increase in the state鈥檚 diesel fuel tax to pay for highway improvements.
January 13, 1999Overnite Expands Regional Service
Overnite Transportation Co. is expanding its regional truck service to all points in 35 states and adding as many as 1,200 next-day lanes from Texas to New England.
January 13, 1999Old Dominion Expands LTL Operation
Old Dominion Freight Line said Tuesday that it had acquired selected assets of Skyline Transportation's less-than-truckload operation.
January 13, 1999Board to Vote on Toll Rollback
Responding to protests from commuters and legislators, the Maine Turnpike Authority met today to reconsider part of a toll increase scheduled to take effect Feb. 1.
January 13, 1999Teamsters Official Accused of Violating Campaign Laws Retires
A Teamsters union leader accused of violating campaign-finance laws during the 1995 governor's campaign has retired.
January 13, 1999Truckers Must Wait for Tax Break
A 25% tax cut in California鈥檚 vehicle license fee was supposed to take effect this year, but most truckers won鈥檛 be seeing any savings anytime soon.
January 12, 1999Gore Unveils Anti-Sprawl Campaign
The anti-sprawl campaign unveiled by Vice President Al Gore Jan. 11 includes increased funding for congestion mitigation, transportation planning and mass transit programs, the Department of Transportation says.
January 12, 1999Trucking Lauches Anti-Toll Campaign
Trucking this week launched a multi-faceted advertising campaign in an effort to build public opposition to a proposal by the Arkansas Highway Commission to toll three interstate highways.
January 12, 1999Governor Says Road Funding Tied to Prevention of Overweight Vehicles
Any effort to increase highway taxes must be tied to a crackdown on the overweight vehicles that are tearing up those roads, South Dakota Gov. Bill Janklow said Monday.
January 12, 1999Iowa Trucker Helps Nab Criminal
An Iowa truck driver helped capture a suspected thief who led state police on a high speed chase on Interstate-80 in Pennsylvania.
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