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NEW ORLEANS — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s final rule governing electronic onboard recorders may change significantly from the proposal the agency issued in 2007, executives of several technology firms said.

Truckload carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services said Tuesday its third-quarter net income rose 19% to $60.3 million, or 47 cents a share, from $50.8 million, or 38 cents, a year ago.

Navistar International Corp. said Tuesday it is unveiling a new hybrid truck, the International DuraStar Hybrid tractor, which it is targeting to general freight haulers and food and beverage distributors.

The $700 billion bailout plan (and this is just the beginning) is not for mortgages and homeowners; it’s for mortgage-backed securities. Hedge funds are the main holders.

YRC Worldwide said Tuesday it launched a Web site to make it easier for clients to access its North American divisions.

The national average price of regular gasoline plunged 35 cents in the two weeks ended Friday, to $3.31 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

NEW ORLEANS — Meeting here amid significant economic and political uncertainty, trucking leaders last week continued shaping the industry’s priorities ahead of 2009 federal highway reauthorization negotiations.

NEW ORLEANS — Fleets can expect freight markets to weaken even further as U.S. businesses trapped in a credit crunch grapple with a recession during the rest of 2008 and throughout 2009 that could be the worst in 25 years, experts said.

NEW ORLEANS — American Trucking Associations leaders endorsed a sweeping, 18-point plan to improve highway safety for everyone — passenger cars, as well as trucks — as part of the federation’s strategy for next year’s highway legislation.