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GRAPEVINE, Texas — American Trucking Associations has decided to ask the Supreme Court to review portions of a U.S. Court of Appeals decision that allows the Port of Los Angeles to compel truckers who work at the port to hand over financial and maintenance information.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Fleets should prepare to bring the same zest to future challenges that they have used to overcome the struggling economy, fuel prices and government regulations in recent years, four industry leaders said.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — The economy topped the list of critical issues facing the trucking industry for the third consecutive year, the American Transportation Research Institute said.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has announced that a $13.9 million contract has been awarded for repairs to the closed Ohio River bridge that carries Interstate 64 traffic between southern Indiana and Louisville, Ky.

There are more than 18,000 structurally deficient bridges located in about 100 U.S. metropolitan regions, according to a new study on deteriorating infrastructure.

Economic activity improved slightly in September into early October, with modest gains in manufacturing and transportation activity, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

The consumer price index rose 0.3% in September, the slowest pace in three months, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

Every state receives more in highway funding than it is contributing to the Highway Trust Fund via federal fuel taxes and truck excise taxes, said a new study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

The economic outlook for trucking is “muddled at best, with the industry facing softening demand and rising costs,” American Trucking Associations’ Chief Economist Bob Costello said at the group’s annual conference in Texas this week.

Replacement work on the Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson River north of New York City could begin as early as next year under a federal program to expedite large infrastructure projects.