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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is working with fleets to develop an employee notification system that would allow a fleet to download an applicant’s complete driving record before hiring, an FMCSA researcher said last week.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asked a federal court for a year-long delay in implementing its decision to strike down two parts of the agency’s driver  hours-of-service rule.

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Truck manufacturer Volvo AB urged the world’s political leaders and energy producers to agree on global fuel standards that would allow truck makers to produce a new generation of cleaner-burning vehicles.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cummins Inc. said it will not use selective catalytic reduction for its 2010 heavy-duty engines, making it the first manufacturer to reject the urea-based system widely used in Europe to cut emissions.

The national average price of retail diesel cracked $3 for the first time in nearly 13 months with a 6.8-cent-a-gallon price hike last week, the fourth straight weekly increase.

American Trucking Associations said that the public interest group that claims to promote highway safety disregards the safety advantages of truck drivers’ hours of service regulations the group has repeatedly challenged in court.

Construction spending rose 0.2% in August, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region rose in September, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Friday.