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ISM's Index of Service Sector Approaches Record High • N.M. Transportation Package to Raise Trucking Costs • Maine Bridge Increases Weight Limit • EU Plans Slow Increase of Tariffs on U.S. Imports • And more...

Two months before new driver hours-of-service rules are scheduled to go into effect, officials from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and motor carrier executives said they are still seeking clarification from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on key elements of the plan.

The Maryland Transportation Authority approved a package of toll increases on several key trucking routes during an Oct. 21 meeting, but softened the impact by increasing discounts to users of its electronic toll-collection system.

The Institute for Supply Management said Monday its factory index in October showed expansion for the fourth straight month.

Construction spending climbed 1.3% in September to an all-time high, the Commerce Department reported Monday..

ATLANTA - While some truckload carriers said new hours of service regulations for truck drivers would hurt productivity, shippers said it should not be an excuse to raise rates. And an industry researcher said the HOS rules could improve productivity in the long run.

WASHINGTON — Hours-of-service rule changes set to take effect in January will cut carrier productivity, put pressure on driver pay, worsen a growing driver shortage and lead to slower growth for fleets, a key trucking executive said here Oct. 24.

Oil refiners are on target to supply highway diesel fuel containing significantly less sulfur than current fuel within the next four to six years, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report released Oct. 29.

Geri Lofthouse, owner of Lofthouse Transport, a trucking firm based in Hyrun, Utah, made a pleasant discovery earlier this year when she decided to put a 1995 Freightliner up for sale.