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YOUNTVILLE, Calif. — The head of sales and marketing for Daimler Trucks North America said 2012 is likely to end up as a “disappointing year” in general but that sales would exceed 2011’s total.

MINNEAPOLIS — ABF Freight System truck driver Ralph Garcia had to make a choice between being at the hospital for the birth of his first grandson or competing here in the 2012 National Truck Driving Championships.

Motor carriers and shippers cited for hazardous materials violations face far greater penalties following the passage of the new federal highway reauthorization law.

U.S. retail diesel prices rose 5.4 cents last week to $3.85 a gallon, while gasoline soared 13.7 cents, the Department of Energy reported, after a pipeline leak in Wisconsin raised fears of a crude oil shortage.

American Trucking Associations urged the Department of Transportation to start conducting a rulemaking to mandate electronic logging devices, in a letter sent to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Wednesday.

The U.S. Postal Service reported a $5.2 billion loss in its third fiscal quarter, compared to a $3.1 billion loss in the same quarter last year.

The price of goods imported to the United States fell in July for a fourth consecutive month, the Labor Department reported Friday.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking comment on the latest Mexican carrier seeking to participate in the cross-border trucking program.

Wholesale inventories dropped 0.2% in June as sales decreased, the Commerce Department said Thursday.