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Truckers cited higher costs in opposing a proposal to toll Interstate 90 in Washington State, while others said it might be the only way to pay for road improvements, the Yakima (Wash.) Herald reported Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — A panel of intermodal experts urged Congress at a recent Capitol Hill hearing to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, which includes improving secondary roads leading to and from ports and rail yards.

All heavy-duty trucks conducting business in Ontario and Quebec may soon be required to have speed governors set at a maximum of 105 kilometers per hour, or about 65 mph, as the provinces consider measures they say will improve highway safety and air quality.

Concerning the 55 mph speed limit: I’d like to know what effect it had on safety.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s rating system for carriers, SafeStat, must be removed from public access immediately and permanently, along with its subset of four Safety Evaluation Area scores and related Inspection Selection System scores.

Ga. Requiring Highway Watch Training for CDLs • SoCal Port Shippers Will Need Booking Numbers • La. Lowers I-10 Bridge Weight Limit to 70,000 Lbs. • ATA Backs Conversion to Electronic Hazwaste Manifests

UPS Inc. and the Teamsters union have agreed to begin early talks on a new contract within the next 30 to 45 days, the parties said late Tuesday.

State officials will continue to look for new funding methods to build and maintain roads, such as leasing toll roads to private companies and selling bonds, according to a report released this week.

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will not hear a dispute about how Oregon taxes trucks, letting an existing flat-fee tax system stand, the Associated Press reported.

U.S. consumer confidence rose this month following a decline in May, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.