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Two logistics projects and six proposed business development sites will receive state funds from a $2.5 million package of 21 grants that Virginia recently awarded.

The proclamation enables vehicles transporting corn, hay, silage, soybeans, stover and straw to be overweight without a permit.

Three Alabama trucking companies responded to a call from agriculture commissioners in that state and Texas to deliver loads of hay to ranchers whose livestock were facing starvation.

The IRS and several states have issued temporary fuel tax waivers stemming from Hurricane Helene to help businesses provide disaster relief services and assist in recovery efforts.

The emergency funding aims to expedite recovery in North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina, which are grappling with widespread destruction left by Hurricane Helene.

On Sept. 10, Rudy’s Performance Parts Inc. and its owner, Aaron Rudolf, were sentenced in federal court in Washington, D.C., for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act.

The EPA’s recent approval of a California law forcing warehouses to reduce emissions or pay mitigation fees tied to truck deliveries now provides stronger enforcement options.

With wildfires still threatening Wyoming’s landscape and livestock, Gov. Mark Gordon has renewed two emergency orders to streamline the transportation of animals and their feed.

Launched on Oct. 1, the ProMiles commercial web-based system streamlines the administration of self-issued permits while maintaining existing state permit requirements.

Trucking industry and governmental aid efforts are underway to assist communities reeling from Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm that slammed the Gulf Coast on Sept. 26.