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For 18 years, regulators have been wrestling with a congressional mandate to issue a rule prohibiting trucks from proceeding into railroad crossings unless there is adequate space on the other side to avoid getting trapped on the tracks.

McLeod Software Corp. has released LoadMaster Enterprise and PowerBroker Version 11.0.

Truck makers and technology companies are working to expand onboard vehicle electronics’ capacity to handle the many sensors, components and computers pushing current infrastructure to its limit.

Continental Corp. recently displayed an electronic onboard recorder aimed at the owner-operator market and produced by its VDO unit.

IdleAir, which provides truck stop electrification services, said it has opened a location on Interstate 10 in Benson, Ariz., its 26th station in the United States.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The two major manufacturers of cooling units for refrigerated trailers said that they have devised new technology that will meet federal emissions mandates for small diesel engines that take effect Jan. 1, 2013.

Fleet management software company Telogis Inc. said it has acquired Maptuit, a provider of commercial vehicle navigation technology. Terms were not disclosed.

Devices that electronically limit the top speed of trucks have “profound” safety benefits and significantly reduce speeding-related accidents, a federally sponsored study released last week found.

Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to acquire Kiva Systems Inc., a privately held maker of robotic warehouse systems, for about $775 million in cash.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it launched an iPhone application last week that allows users to search for and find bus companies’ safety records. The application does not display data for trucking companies, and an agency spokeswoman did not say whether FMCSA plans to eventually include those data.