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More than 5,000 employees of Freightliner Corp. and Navistar International will soon be out of a job because of declining orders for new trucks.

Two days after being named America’s safest truck driver, Thomas C. Turner was still feeling a bit overwhelmed.

A Washington, D.C., transportation attorney who has worked for several trucking trade groups is the new president of the Truckload Carriers Association.

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.

The cost of diesel fuel leapt 3.7 cents last week amidst continuing concerns that low oil inventories will force a repeat of last winter’s price spikes. The previous week, diesel rose just 0.2 cents following four consecutive weeks of declines.

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 61-year-old regulations need to be updated to reflect modern trucking, but the Department of Transportation’s proposal is developing a reputation among the ranks of roadside inspectors as being too complex.

Talk about a gathering of strange bedfellows.

Goodyear Tire and Rubber is soliciting nominations for the 18th annual installment of its Highway Hero awards.

Five states other than the main culprit, California, need to make changes to their truck registration rules or risk ending up on the wrong side of the International Registration Plan.