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Canadian carrier Entrec Transportation Services on Monday said it has purchased the Singer Specialized Group of Companies for C$15.3 million in stock and cash, minus the value of long-term debt.

Regarding the March 26 editorial, “FMCSA’s Safety Blunder”: At the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, our top priority is making our roads safer by reducing crashes, injuries and fatalities involving commercial trucks and buses.

Quality Distribution has appointed Randall Strutz president of its subsidiary Quality Carriers Inc., the primary operating unit in the company’s chemical transportation business.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Friday it has ordered Reliable Transportation Services to stop operating, declaring the Utah-based trucking company an “imminent hazard to public safety.”

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Tuesday announced a slate of changes to its safety rating system designed to ratchet up enforcement of hazardous materials carriers and mitigate an inspection bias against flatbed haulers.

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Growth in North American sales will lead the global truck-making industry this year, as U.S. fleets are prospering along with their shipper customers in the manufacturing sector, economists said.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has let the trucking industry down by failing to modify the way it assigns fault in truck-related crashes.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Permanent repair kits for defective ATR-6 traction-relay brake valves are moving to truck makers, executives of Bendix Commercial Vehicle System said.

P.A.M. Transportation Services said its board of directors has approved a special dividend of $1 per share.