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Virginia’s new Republican governor, Bob McDonnell, has asked Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for permission to toll Interstate 95 at the North Carolina line.

Fueled by renewed growth in the export and manufacturing sectors, trucking will resume solid growth between now and 2021, according to a new study released on May 13.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — ArvinMeritor Inc. unveiled a new series of trailing-arm, air-ride trailer suspensions designed for fleets that operate primarily in vocational markets.

Two ocean carriers for the first time have told U.S. truckers to provide their own chassis for highway deliveries, a change that eventually could force them to obtain their own equipment to move 20 million international loads a year.

CHICAGO — The National Tank Truck Carriers for the first time has formally endorsed the use of trucks heavier than the current 80,000-pound weight limit.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a Senate subcommittee the Obama administration soon will unveil its plan to relaunch a cross-border trucking program along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration opened its pre-employment screening program to carriers last week, allowing them to see the driving records of prospective hires.

LINTHICUM, Md. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration expects to issue new rules for medical examiners to address sleep apnea and other health conditions later this year, agency officials said.

The average national retail price of diesel fuel rose another half-cent last week to $3.127 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported, the 11th increase in the past 12 weeks.

It took years to beat back the state of Virginia’s ill-advised plan to toll Interstate 81, but eventually it was abandoned. Trucking, and the state’s motorists, breathed a sigh of relief after that tolling scheme was tossed out.