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Bill Boyd, right, accepts an award from UNLV College of Business Dean Paul Jarley on behalf of his father, Sam Boyd, during the Nevada Business Hall of Fame awards ceremony Thursday, Feb. More: continued here

The latest version of a federal jobs bill includes a $20 billion boost to the Highway Trust Fund and an additional $2 billion in bonds for infrastructure, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, said Thursday, Feb. 11. More: continued here

The average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel dropped more than a penny to $2.769 per gallon for the week ending Friday, Feb. 12 according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

Wausau police say a 53-year-old Georgia truck driver was killed Thursday night when he was accidentally struck by a semi driven by his wife. More: continued here

The wrangling over opening the U.S.-Mexico border to long-haul trucking operations is picking up steam as the one-year anniversary of the end of the Bush administration’s pilot program nears. And OOIDA questions why the U.S. Trade Representative has turned a blind eye and failed to resolve a dispute swirling around the program. More: continued here

A federal judge has ordered a federal agency to pay CRST Van Expedited Inc. a whopping $4.5 million after the agency failed to make a sexual harassment case against the Cedar Rapid, IA, trucking company. More: continued here

One California air quality management district is asking California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to suspend a state global warming law, thereby killing several corresponding diesel regulations until the state’s decimated economy rebounds. More: continued here