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TAMPA, Fla. — A Technology & Maintenance Council task force said several provisions of the proposed federal requirement for electronic onboard recorders need clarification, and the rule’s required data-display equipment could be a costly and ineffective expense for trucking companies.

Several groups representing truckers and motorists said Friday they have banded together to combat a growing trend toward the privatization or leasing of existing toll facilities to private investors.

Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises said late Thursday that Greg Werner had been promoted to be the company’s chief executive officer.

American Trucking Associations will launch its driver recruitment Web site, GetTrucking.com, Friday at 5 p.m. Eastern time.

Profits fell at major public truckload carriers in the fourth quarter, as declining demand for freight carriage more than eliminated the benefit of declining diesel prices, which are now lower than a year earlier.

UPS Inc. said late Thursday it increased its quarterly dividend to 42 cents a share, from 38 cents.

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American Trucking Associations has filed a petition with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week seeking amendments to rules regarding employer notification and drivers.

Fourth-quarter intermodal volume rose 0.6% from the same period a year earlier, capping off a fifth straight year of growth, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

Toronto-based transportation and logistics firm Vitran Corp.’s fourth-quarter profit was $5 million or 37 cents a share, compared with $5 million or 39 cents a year earlier.