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“We’re glad that “Anyone who can
Mr. Haslam and
his company explain the new hours of

stepped up and
did the right thing.” service rule in 30 seconds

Attorney michael roberts on behalf of
trucking company plaintiffs after U.S. or less, I’ll give you a
District Judge James moody in Little
Rock, Arkansas, accepted a preliminary
class action status to all 4,000 trucking gold star.”
company customers in the Pilot Flying J
scandal in which companies will receive
100 percent of their money owed plus 6 u.s. congressman peter Defazio (D-oregon) at a congressional hearing into whether
percent following a court appointed audit there are problems with the new hours of service rules for the trucking industry. (There
of the fuel supplier’s accounting records. were no takers.)

“Ensuring that our transportation system is the

safest in the world will be my top priority.”

Former Charlotte mayor and newly appointed secretary of Transportation anthony foxx on what will be important to him in the office.

“Absent some kind “This is the kind

of infrAstructure of disaster we

progrAm federAlly, the can expect to
happen more

odds Are it’s An uphill often when

bAttle to find A long- our roads and

term systemic solution bridges fall into

to highwAy funding.” disrepair.”

u.s. senator patty murray (D-Wash.)
arkansas governor mike Beebe on whether a recent half cent sales tax approved by referring to the I-5 bridge collapse in
voters for a highway program could become a preferred method to fund roads. Washington.

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