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With the recent changes in the diesel engine oil category, there may be some confusion as to what should be used in these engines that have higher miles on them.

U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks inched up in a normally flat month, clearing 17,000 units in February, WardsAuto.com reported.

Projects that will address truck movement are included in the most recent round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grants.

Michigan’s D+ infrastructure grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers is indicative of funding challenges the state has faced for years, according to one of the engineers.

With policymakers debating the thorny issue of infrastructure “pay-fors,” the top highways policymaker recently touted a vehicle-miles-traveled fee as a funding approach capable of addressing the country’s needs.

Nebraska’s Lincoln South Beltway project, partially supported through a recent round of federal grants, is projected to ease traffic by diverting trucks around the city rather than through it.

BNSF Railway Co. said March 9 it will invest about $90 million this year to maintain its freight rail network in Minnesota.

Beginning with an electrified Class 4 NPR-HD, Isuzu’s group of battery electric cab-over trucks could make it into customers’ hands later this year for fleet demonstrations.

ATLANTA — Electric vehicles will have a large role in trucking’s future, but there are challenges, including emerging technology, said a PepsiCo Inc. fleet executive.