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Ron Joseph, vice president of transportation, safety and maintenance for FedEx Ground in Moon Township, Pa., is the winner of this year’s American Trucking Associations Safety Director of the Year award.

In the news this morning: DaimlerChrysler makes progress on acquiring Detroit Diesel; Bridgestone/Firestone said to replace Ono with Lampe; Wabash National issues 3Q, 4Q warnings; and more.

Today's technology headlines: UPS Logistics unit helps its parent prosper; Yahoo rolls out voice portal; and Corvis unveils fully-optical switch.

This afternoon's headlines: Oil prices rise on weather, conflict concerns; Minnesota experiments with ramp-meter shutoff; Florida East Coast completes recapitalization; and more.

American Trucking Associations’ Safety and Loss Prevention Management Council officially came into existence last week as the lobbying group continued its reorganization during the Safety Management Council meeting that was held Oct. 1-4 in St. Louis.

The top three fleets that won this year’s American Trucking Associations President’s Trophies showed that by paying meticulous attention to safety details — not only to the mechanical aspects, but also to the human factors — they have developed championship environments.

Shorter hauls and different freight — two of the dynamics that differentiate the medium- from heavy-duty truck operations — are also key reasons the medium-duty vehicles have not had the severe drop in sales the heavy truck manufacturers have seen this year.

In the news this morning: Oil prices rise on Israeli-Palestinian tensions; GM, Fiat reported eyeing Daewoo; ComRoad reports higher-than-expected 3Q sales; and more to come.

This afternoon's headlines: Three state trucking groups join cleaner diesel push; U.S. average gasoline prices fall; GM, Isuzu offer new diesel engine, power generator; and more.

Today's technology headlines: SBC goes national with its local phone service; four optical networking start-ups plan collaboration; and AT&T-Time Warner broadband link draws fire from senator.