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American Trucking Associations said March 1 it would appeal a federal court decision that dismissed its lawsuit seeking the rollback of a sharp toll increase for seven Delaware River bridges connecting New Jersey and Pennsylvania, an association official told Transport Topics last week.

The California Air Resources Board is considering whether to push for financial incentives to prompt freight transportation firms operating around nearby ports to curb diesel emissions, said a spokesman for that regulatory agency.

The U.S. Supreme Court will use a dispute involving Volvo AB to review the scope of a federal law that restricts price discrimination, Bloomberg reported Monday.

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President Bush named acting Environmental Protection Agency chief Steve Johnson to lead the agency, EPA said Friday. Among other things, EPA sets regulations related to emissions from diesel engines, which are scheduled to tighten in 2007 and 2010.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Fuel costs jumped sharply last week at retail pumps, while crude oil surged even more, a precursor to additional price hikes coming soon to a fueling station near you.

Orders placed with factories rose 0.2% in January, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

Heavy-duty truck maker International Truck and Engine Corp. said it would manufacture its own large diesel engines adding powerplants ranging from 11 to 13 liters, beginning in fall 2007.

Employers added 262,000 workers to payrolls in February, the Labor Department reported Friday.

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