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Efforts to create a “best practices” guide for shippers and motor carriers are stalled, according to the two groups involved in the project.

Starting July 1, truckers in Georgia will be subject to random roadside tests for the use of untaxed diesel fuel designated for off-road use.

Two annual fees that New Mexico imposes on trucking could disappear if a lawsuit filed by American Trucking Associations succeeds.

Roadway Express Chairman Michael W. Wickham was elected chairman of the ATA Foundation on June 22 by the group’s board of directors.

Changes in Canadian environmental clean air policy that would affect the trucking industry have met with cautious support from the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

In the news this morning: GM says fleets of fuel-cell-powered vans could be available in three years; trucking company owner tells Congress that fuel prices are ruining owner-operators; Port of Miami works to curtail cargo theft; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Fed holds interests rates steady, for now; FTC issues subpoenas in Midwest fuel price probe; possible Air Canada pilots strike could disrupt U.S.-Canada freight; and more.

Revisions in the hours-of-service regulations for truck drivers are unlikely to be finalized by year-end, a congressional panel was told last week.

Leaders of American Trucking Associations rejected a proposal to allow the Truckload Carriers Association to pay a monthly affiliation fee rather than require its members to join the federation.

Retail gasoline prices surged above $2 a gallon in the Midwest last week and sparked a Federal Trade Commission investigation into possible price gouging. he record-breaking prices led at least one state to temporarily suspend its fuel tax.