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OXON HILL, Md. — Truck dealers and their fleet customers who feel forced to concern themselves with government environmental regulations should consider embracing the subject, as “green” issues carry increasing weight with the shipping business community and conservation can lead to better profitability, said panelists at a dealer workshop here.

Consumer confidence jumped in April to the highest level since November, the Conference Board said Tuesday.

Daimler AG said Tuesday it lost $1.68 billion in the first quarter, compared with a profit of $1.73 billion a year ago, the Associated Press reported.

Covenant Transportation Group said Tuesday it lost $5.5 million, or 39 cents per share, in the first quarter, compared with a loss of $7.8 million, or 56 cents, a year ago.

OXON HILL, Md. — The sale of used North American trucks to overseas markets may once again become a useful technique for maximizing revenue for sellers, industry executives said, but for now the recession has caused even that market to decline.

Cargo theft continues to be a problem for the freight transportation industry and could cause insurance premiums to increase, two experts said.

The international swine flu outbreak may complicate resolution of the cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico, Reuters reported Monday.

Navistar International Corp. said Monday that it has received total hybrid vehicle certification from the California Air Resources Board, becoming the first truck and bus manufacturer to do so.

The California Air Resources Board has adopted a low-carbon fuel regulation that targets cutting greenhouse gas emissions from the state’s transportation fuels by 10% by the year 2020.