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Despite a challenging economic climate, a record number of drivers will participate in the National Truck Driving Championships this week.

Rep. James Oberstar, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, accused the White House of running for cover in its push to delay consideration of a new highway bill for 18 months.

The average retail price of a gallon of diesel in the United States rose 7.5 cents last week to $2.625, the highest level this year, the Energy Department reported.

A proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule designed to expand biofuel use actually has brought the biodiesel market “to a grinding halt,” because it does not allow most blends of soy oil, according to the National Biodiesel Board.

Canada-based transportation firm Trimac Income Fund earned C$1.1 million, or 3 cents per unit, in the second quarter, compared with C$2.6 million, or 9 cents, a year ago,

DHL Express will pay the U.S. government $9.4 million in fines to settle a dispute that it made shipments to Iran, Sudan and Syria in violation of U.S. embargoes, the Associated Press reported.

As the recession deepens, there is growing awareness in the transportation industry of the role dispatchers play in keeping third-party logistics firms and freight brokerages competitive, particularly in the areas where dispatch and customer service collide.

U.S. workers’ productivity surged in the second quarter to an annual rate of 6.4%, the fastest in almost six years, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

The Obama administration plans to nominate former FBI agent Erroll Southers to head the Transportation Security Administration, the Associated Press reported.