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U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 1.3% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.

The Jan. 4 Opinion piece, “Workers’ Comp and Our Aging Workforce,” has to be the most biased article I have ever read.

Usually in Washington, as elsewhere, something has to be broken, or at least underperforming, before some branch of the government moves to repair or replace it. That being the case, you might ask why the Department of Transportation is looking to tinker around with its hours-of-service rule.

Universal Truckload Services Inc. said it has acquired three companies that offer a variety of transportation services, continuing the company’s plan to grow through acquisitions.

Diamond Phoenix and System Logistics have completed their merger and are now operating as one company under the System Logistics Corp. name, the company said Wednesday.

The rate of truck-involved fatalities in the United States dropped 12.3% in 2008 to a record low, American Trucking Associations said Wednesday.

American Trucking Associations said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to compel the U.S. Department of Transportation to issue a long-overdue hours-of-service supporting documents regulation.

Navistar Inc. said Tuesday it has acquired some assets from Holley Performance Products, including intellectual property rights for valve technology used on exhaust gas recirculation systems.

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission has issued a proposed rule that would limit the number of oil and gas futures contracts investors can hold.