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How well the antilock brake system technology performs in heavy trucks will be part of a multiyear study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The people who enforce the hours of service agree that the regulations need to be updated, but the Department of Transportation’s proposal is developing a reputation among the ranks of roadside inspectors as being too complex.

When a hard, frontal assault failed for trucking executive Jerry C. Moyes, he changed tack and tried the soft, sweet rustle of cash. That course of action won him controlling interest in Simon Transportation Services.

In the news this morning: United States urges Saudi Arabia to boost oil output; Mullen Transportation acquires E-Can Oilfield Services Group; Union Pacific cutting more jobs to gain competitive edge on trucking; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Trade-in value plummets amid oversaturated used-truck market; fire at Central Transport terminal in Michigan Destroys 60 trailers; TradeOut, Penske team up for on-line truck auction; and more.

Today's technology headlines: Web-based supply chain service offered for North American rail shippers; most workers end strike at Verizon; and Symbian will license wireless software to Sanyo.

In the news this morning: Volvo sales drop 5% in first half of 2000, North American sales plunge; Los Angeles, Long Beach ports booming as peak shipping season starts; Overnite Transportation launches expanded Canadian coverage; and more.

An inspector from the New Mexico Motor Transportation Division swept the North American Inspectors’ Championships.

American Trucking Associations and the Environmental Protection Agency will meet on Nov. 7 before the U.S. Supreme Court to argue whether EPA can set revised smog and soot standards without a detailed congressional mandate.

Teamsters pilots for a BAX Global subsidiary are threatening to strike because they say they are frustrated with a lack of progress at the bargaining table.