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House transportation leaders are not expected to drop tolling restrictions on existing interstate highways as they consider ways to fund highway programs in a policy bill they could unveil this summer, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Carriers and aftermarket manufacturers are working to improve fuel economy by bolstering the airflow around every aspect of a trailer with a variety of devices, including side skirts, trailer tails, wheel covers, air tabs and mudflaps.

Michigan state senators are still attempting to hammer out a transportation funding plan that would replace the state’s per-gallon tax on diesel and gasoline with a wholesale sales tax on fuel.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti nominated American Presidents Line executive Gene Seroka to be the next executive director of the Port of Los Angeles.

New trailer orders rose 20.2% in April from a year earlier, ACT Research reported, as more fleets begin to add equipment, rather than just replace existing units.

National Tank Truck Carriers officials said they are pushing for legislation that would force the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to withdraw its wetlines proposal, which was issued more than three years ago.

A Seattle-based trucking company won summary-judgment dismissal of three of four civil counts when a U.S. District Court judge ruled the carrier’s drivers were legitimately classified as owner-operators.

Lower-priced natural gas used for fueling trucks could alter the current intermodal market and shift some freight back to truckload service, a consultant said.

Diesel’s national average price fell for a fourth week, although slightly, dipping 0.9 cent to $3.925 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported last week.