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The global diesel market looks set to get even tighter as power generators and industrial users seek relief from surging natural gas prices.

WASHINGTON — Inflation eased last month as energy prices tumbled, raising hopes that a surge in prices increases may have peaked.

Louisiana has qualified for an $86.6 million loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund an interchange at U.S. Highway 90 and Louisiana Highway 3073 as part of a future Interstate 49 South corridor project.

Heading out of summer recess, congressional Democrats and senior White House officials are spotlighting a batch of legislative achievements in the run-up toward midterm elections this fall.

Trucking stakeholders see early potential for the industry in clean-air provisions included in the Inflation Reduction Act — mostly as it relates to boosting adoption of zero-emission trucks — but success hinges on how those aspects of the law are ultimately implemented.

With the proposal to toll nine major interstate bridges to pay for their replacement or rehabilitation now dead, a panel of Pennsylvania state senators set out to explore what happens next to address these costly but necessary transportation projects.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Aug. 25 to fast-track implementation of a law aimed at boosting domestic semiconductor manufacturing and helping the U.S. compete with China’s dominance in the industry.

The Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association has withdrawn its lawsuit alleging that California environmental regulators did not give truck manufacturers enough lead time to meet the state’s new, more rigid emission standards.

Orders placed with U.S. factories for core capital goods rose by more than expected in July, pointing to sustained demand for equipment despite higher interest rates and concerns about a weakening economy.

Regional infrastructure projects in California, Ohio, New Mexico, New York and Texas are getting a $4.8 million boost from U.S. Department of Transportation grants to speed up planning and preliminary design and engineering.