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A bill introduced in the House would repeal the current fee imposed on shippers to import goods at ports and replace it with one that applies to all imports.

Connecticut truckers implored the state’s General Assembly to order the Department of Transportation to investigate side effects from the use of magnesium chloride to melt snow and ice on roads and to seek alternative treatments.

Germany-based parcel carrier DHL Express said it has appointed Mike Parra to be CEO of its United States operations.

WASHINGTON — President Obama said he will send a $302 billion, four-year transportation spending plan to Congress as part of his fiscal 2015 budget, telling a Minnesota audience that infrastructure work will provide jobs now and enable economic growth later.

Federal government officials said they may revive the Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey and also undertake a new study of the causes of truck crashes.

Two Republican congressmen have introduced legislation they said would expedite propane deliveries during the current shortage by providing hours-of-service flexibility to truckers hauling the gas.

Trucking and other industries that rely on highways to move goods pressed Congress again Feb. 26 to pass a fully funded, long-term surface transportation bill to improve the nation’s highways.

Colorado could become the 40th state to pass legislation protecting truckers against having to assume full liability for accidents, regardless of who is at fault.