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The cost of crude oil continued its climb this week, pushing the national average price of diesel fuel up 1.1 cents to $1.209 a gallon, the highest price since April 21, 1997.

There’s nothing like a weather-induced emergency to remind us all how fragile man’s plans and creations are, even when the situation involves the behemoth that is the American freight delivery system.

As an American Trucking Associations member committed to safe, top-quality transportation services, I believe that it’s time we send a signal to our employees, shippers, the transportation safety community, government and all highway users that ATA members are committed to safety.

We read with great interest the Transport Topics article about George Reagle, the former associate administrator of the Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Motor Carriers [“Reagle Breaks Silence,” (8-16, p. 1). He was a fine and dedicated public servant.

Sales of Class 8 trucks through August maintained the torrid pace that places the sales year well ahead of the record levels of 1998, and there is no sign of letup.

As investigators seek the cause of the deadly Bourbonnais, Ill., Amtrak wreck, studies reveal that motor vehicle drivers are almost always responsible for train-car or train-truck collisions.

A study by a shippers’ group found that railroads could benefit by as much as $500 million over the next six years by allowing increased competition and taking a few other steps.

The association representing private motor carrier fleets last week called on Congress to pass legislation that it said would improve trucking safety.

Sales of Class 8 trucks through August maintained the torrid pace that places the sales year well ahead of the record levels of 1998, and there is no sign of letup.

The NTSB says a fuel truck driver's failure to follow proper safety procedures was the primary cause of a gasoline fire that killed five people last year in Mississippi.