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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Specialty, flatbed and heavy-hauler trailer manufacturers exhibiting at the Mid-America Trucking Show wanted to talk about an exceptionally good start to the year, plus greenhouse-gas emissions regulations, aluminum, manufacturing discipline and a shortage of welders.

PeopleNet has introduced 4G LTE network coverage to its ConnectedFleet platform to bring faster, more reliable service to fleets operating in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The oil market is risking a supply crunch as producers cut spending on major projects to focus on short-term low-cost shale output in the United States, some of the top crude and products traders said.

Mexican miner Grupo Mexico said on March 28 it had acquired Florida East Coast Railway for $2.1 billion, a rare acquisition that comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has been trying to renegotiate trade ties between the two countries.

Oil producers pledged to consider extending their pact limiting supply, as half a dozen nations said more time was needed to drain swollen stockpiles.

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 0.7 cent to $2.532 a gallon and crude oil prices extended a bumpy monthlong slide in prices, dropping below $48 a barrel, experts said.

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Nikola Motor Co. is in discussion with the three largest truck stop operators to offer hydrogen fuel and, separately, with seven states interested in being home to its production facility as it prepares to launch in mid-2020 its zero emissions, hydrogen-electric Class 8 truck, a company executive said.

President Trump is making good on his promise to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline — but the fight is far from over.

Oil was little changed before a meeting between OPEC and its allies that may signal the outlook for extending their output curbs.