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Gasoline Prices Creeping Downward in Southwest • Ariz. Highway May Add Lanes Near Tucson • Personal Spending Rises in June • Crude Oil Price Falls on Iraqi Overture to U.N. • And more...

The Environmental Protection Agency lowered its non-compliance penalties for engines that emit more than 2.5 grams of nitrogen oxides because of lobbying pressure and revisions in what the life cycle costs of the engine could be, said EPA and a House representative.

Schneider National Inc. Friday named Christopher Lofgren president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Back before the turn of the century when freight was strong, fuel and insurance were less expensive than they are now and owner-operators were making 97 cents on a loaded mile, it was easier to justify buying a rig and going into business for yourself.

The White House Wednesday turned down a request by Speaker of the House Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) to delay the implementation of tougher diesel-emissions rules slated to take effect Oct. 1, the Washington Post reported.

Trucking issues, particularly current heavy demand for truck engines produced before the Oct. 1 deadline for new emissions standards, were a part of the material that went into the Beige Book report released on Wednesday by the Federal Reserve.

William J. Canary, president and chief executive officer of the American Trucking Associations, Thursday called the Environmental Protection Agency’s diesel engine rule an “egregious example where our government failed us.”

Wisconsin Road Gets Too Much Dough • Conn. Officials Discussing Moving More Cargo by Rail • Detroit Tunnel Corp. May Limit Trucks • June Construction Spending Falls 2.2% • And more...

The Institute for Supply Management Thursday reported a sharp slowdown in the rate of growth for the manufacturing sector, with its factory index at 50.5 in July compared with 56.2 the previous month.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released new rules covering commercial driver's license provisions that will go into effect Sept. 30.