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PNV Inc. will be America Online's trucking site of choice after an April 19 announcement that the Internet giant bought a stake in the trucking Web portal and entertainment firm.

Higher fuel prices obviously increase the cost of trucking. But how much? Martin Labbe Associates crunched the numbers and, according to their formulas, it comes out to an increase of between 5 and 6 cents per mile.

Trucking companies base fuel purchasing decisions on regional variations in prices, and that tendency has increased with the advent of products or policies that point drivers to truck stops with the lower diesel prices.

This afternoon's headlines: UPS to buy back up to $1.2 billion in shares after record first-quarter performance; Study reveals conventional diesel/biodiesel mix cuts emissions; and Oregon's preclearance system reaches milestone.

The top boss at RoadLink USA made big promises of changing the business model for intermodal trucking and logistics, saying his firm will will provide bigger profits to owner-operators and reshape how things are done.

Class 8 truck sales went up again in March, staying above 1999’s pace, despite projections the truck market would drop off this year.

In the news this morning: Sudden jump in crude oil futures may delay diesel price drop; CN's Tellier confident merger with BNSF will go through; and USA Truck's earnings walloped by high diesel prices.

Truckers fighting to abolish Oregon’s weight-distance tax have been forced to concede defeat because of sky-high gasoline prices and fierce opposition from the American Automobile Association.

Older truckers earning Social Security may want to drive more each year because of a change in the law that will let them earn more outside income each year, and that could spell relief for some parts of the trucking industry.

What if there were a way to have an endless supply of diesel fuel — a supply that did not depend on the whims of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries?