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Trucking companies hauling portions of the federal government’s $12 billion a year pallet of civilian freight likely will have to plug into Internet technologies if they want to keep the business.

William J. Canary Jr., vice president of intergovernmental affairs for American Trucking Associations, has added the duties of senior vice president for state and federation affairs.

American Trucking Associations will celebrate “leadership, commitment and results” at its Management Conference & Exhibition Oct. 29-Nov. 1 in San Diego.

The Environmental Protection Agency beat back congressional and industry critics who are opposed to the government setting an ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel standard for 2006.

Rep. Bud Shuster (R-Pa.), facing the end of his tenure as chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, appears poised to retain a powerful position in transportation policy on Capitol Hill.

State officials and their industry partners are getting started on a new size and weight study designed to home in on freight movement in the western United States.

New York, though behind schedule, has begun putting some sting to its enforcement of restrictions on how much smoke may come out of diesel engine exhaust stacks.

The glut of Class 8 tractors is causing problems for truck leasing companies, including Ryder System, which remains profitable but is having to move nimbly.

Esco Transportation is trying to struggle back from bankruptcy by cutting its over-the-road trucking operations in half, and concentrating instead on its intermodal business, according to the chairman of the Houston-based company.

Last’s week violence in the Middle East, and the resultant turmoil in the oil futures markets, is a graphic reminder of how little control we have over many of the elements crucial to the success of our businesses.