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Manufacturing activity in the New York region contracted in June, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Wednesday.

The Maryland Transportation Authority on June 2 proposed significantly increasing tolls over the next two years on seven highways, bridges and tunnels in the state.

An expert hired by the Canadian Trucking Alliance is disputing claims made by the Canadian renewable fuels industry that diesel fuel buyers would save dramatically if the federal government proceeds with a proposed biodiesel mandate on July 1.

Third-party logistics firms PenserSC and ICS Logistics said they have agreed to a trucking and transportation services contract.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ended its practice of granting 10-day extensions to trucking companies that file appeals when they receive orders to cease operations following an unsatisfactory safety rating, an agency spokeswoman said.

Mississippi officials said a behind-the-scenes political dispute prevented the uploading of about 30,000 commercial motor vehicle roadside inspection reports into the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s database — probably affecting the safety scores of the large number of motor carriers who received state inspections.

A former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official is taking aim at four studies the agency used to support its hours-of-service proposed rule, American Trucking Associations said Thursday. 

Citing a need to reduce emissions and delays on its highways, the European Union will let member nations to charge trucks for air pollution and noise, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.