In The News

• Florida legislation seeks to prevent increases to truck size and weight

  By Keith Goble, state legislative editor
  Posted Mar 25th 2009 6:22AM

  If two Florida state lawmakers get their way, the federal government would extend the freeze on increases of size and ...

• Ohio lawmakers take up transportation budget, uniform speeds

  By Keith Goble, state legislative editor
  Posted Mar 24th 2009 4:08AM

  Negotiations are expected to begin in the Ohio General Assembly Tuesday, March 24, on a two-year transportation plan. ...

• Governor fires Pennsylvania Turnpike commissioner

  By David Tanner, staff writer - Land Line
  Posted Mar 24th 2009 4:01AM

  Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell removed Mitchell Rubin from the state Turnpike Commission for alleged financial misdealin...

• Oil eases but stays above $53

  By George Jahn - The Associated Press
  Posted Mar 24th 2009 3:58AM

  VIENNA — Oil prices eased Tuesday but stayed above $53 a barrel on hopes that the U.S. government's move to pur...

• Diesel increases 7.3 cents to $2.090

  By The Trucker Staff
  Posted Mar 24th 2009 3:55AM

  The weekly retail on-highway diesel price this week jumped for the first time since Jan. 12 when the U.S. average was ...