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Arkansas Gov. Huckabee has made it official: he will seek a three cent-per-gallon increase in the state’s diesel fuel tax to pay for highway improvements.

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.

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.

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.

An Iowa truck driver helped capture a suspected thief who led state police on a high speed chase on Interstate-80 in Pennsylvania.

The Salt Lake City Winter Olympics are still three years away, but trucking is already working on preparations.

American Freightways Corporation announced Monday that it will expand its direct coverage to Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

A 25% tax cut in California’s vehicle license fee was supposed to take effect this year, but most truckers won’t be seeing any savings anytime soon.

What a year it was for labor unions, lobbyists and especially for business. The Year in Pictures