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Suburban sprawl is on the political radar screen, thanks to the environmental movement and Vice President Al Gore.

Managed competition is a phrase that has cropped up more and more in the thinking of cost-conscious cities in the upkeep of their vehicle fleets.

The Teamsters union staged a two-hour rally in front of the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to protest terms of a proposed settlement between the board and Overnite Transportation Co.

Twice this decade, Congress passed legislation to encourage development of regional transportation policies.

United Road Services is putting together the first national nonunion auto hauling and towing network. Since completing a stock offering in May, URS has acquired more than a dozen companies.

Rates could increase on New Jersey’s two largest toll roads by 20% in the next five years as state officials look for ways to fund $2.3 billion in roadway construction.

After a nearly 10-year shutdown, production has resumed at the Nabors trailer plant in Mansfield, La. — but it’s really a new operation.

All varieties of roads, from interstates to city streets, would get a share of the wealth generated by a newly proposed 4.5 percent wholesale tax on diesel and gasoline fuels.

Quake Wireless, San Diego, has developed a satellite communicator that monitors heavy equipment in remote locations.