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• Consumer prices rise by the most since March

  By Christopher S. Rugaber - The Associated Press
  Posted Aug 19th 2011 4:36AM

  WASHINGTON — More expensive gas, food, clothes and other necessities are squeezing consumers who are already str...

• Senate Highway Reauthorization Draft Addresses Truck Safety Issues

  By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor - TruckingInfo.com
  Posted Aug 19th 2011 4:22AM

  The Senate is considering truck safety legislation that would buttress a number of regulatory reforms under way at th...

• Averitt Express driver killed in fiery crash

  By Clarissa Kell-Holland, staff writer - Land Line
  Posted Aug 19th 2011 3:56AM

  A driver for Ohio-based Averitt Express Inc. died in a fiery work-zone crash in Indiana on Wednesday, Aug. 17. Acco...

• DOT Announces $417.3 Million in Grants for State Highway Projects

  By TruckingInfo.com
  Posted Aug 18th 2011 5:48AM

  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced $417.3 million in grants to fund an array of efforts ranging from ...

• Kentucky fires highway safety officials after time sheet scandal

  By Land Line Staff
  Posted Aug 18th 2011 5:45AM

  Kentucky has fired two state highway safety supervisors for falsifying time logs and other misconduct. The firings ca...