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The U.S. average pump price for diesel fuel fell 0.1 cent in the past week, to 144.2 cents per gallon as of April 30, the Energy Department reported Monday.

Reflective tape on trucks will prevent between 191-350 highway deaths and 7,800 crashes each year, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Kennesaw, Ga.-based Trism Inc., a flatbed trucking company that hauls specialized heavy loads and hazardous materials, said Friday it “is currently in preliminary discussions with third parties who have expressed an interest in acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of Trism.”

The U.S. economy was not as weak in the first quarter as many had feared, but grew at an annual rate of 2.0%, the Commerce Department said Friday.

American Trucking Associations fired another shot in the ongoing battle against the Oregon weight-distance tax, asking a state court for a summary judgment to immediately resolve the question whether the tax, the oldest of its kind, violates the U.S. Constitution.

American Trucking Associations added its support to a Pennsylvania trucking company’s attempt to protect an agreement with its interstate drivers regarding the choice of jurisdiction for filing worker compensation claims.

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A series of refinery shutdowns last week pushed the price of diesel fuel to $1.443 per gallon last week, while the price of gasoline soared to $1.619. The weekly increase in the gasoline price, which was 4.8 cents, was eight times as great as the diesel increase of 0.6 cent.

Canadian and U.S. carriers hauling lumber into the U.S. from Canadian mills are caught in the middle of an international dispute that is hurting their business, according to Paul Landry of the British Columbia Trucking Association.