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The U.S. services economy joined the factory sector in a contraction, according to a report by the Institute for Supply Management released Thursday.

The new president of the American Highway Users Alliance said she could not at this time support a federal fuel tax hike to fund highway improvements.

Southern California transportation officials said they were evaluating five proposals to rehabilitate an 18-mile stretch of the Long Beach Freeway, three of which would include dedicated truck toll lanes to pay for major construction.

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The number of orders placed with U.S. factories fell for the first time in three months during February, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

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The Army and the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations signed a three-year agreement to develop and validate advanced technologies that could be used in both commercial and military vehicles.

WASHINGTON - The director of port security for the Coast Guard told industry officials here March 24 that regulations coming next year would require them to assess security risks along truck access roads as well as facilities inside their port areas.

Trucking managers will focus on personnel, safety and security issues at the Southern Regional Conference of American Trucking Associations' Safety & Loss Prevention Management Council April 28-29 in Atlanta, sponsors said.

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