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Natso Inc., a trade organization of truck stop owners, has taken sides with the trucking industry in opposing a reduction in driving hours for big rig drivers, but not all of its' members agree.

Burning more gallons of fuel means federal transportation budget makers will have a $3 billion windfall to work with in fiscal 2001.

In the news this morning: Truck convoy shot at in South Florida; Owner-operators win suit on credit card surcharges; and Truckers cruise around N.J. Statehouse to demand fuel price relief.

A Volvo truck powered by a hybrid electric engine will be the first to hit the road under the U.S. Army’s 21st Century Truck Initiative.

This afternoon's headlines: BNSF lands Overnite freight contract; Canadian shippers say no to diesel fuel surcharge; and TransForce to buy two eastern Canadian parcel carriers.

New technologies and services are making it easier — and cheaper — for regional and local less-then-truckload freight carriers to boost productivity. But are carriers ready to embrace them?

The federal government is looking into the adequacy of truck parking facilities again, conducting a nationwide survey of truck drivers to gauge their parking needs.

In the news this morning: Rhode Island truckers protest high cost of diesel; Steep fuel prices take a bite out of truck stop business; and Minnesota truckers to help watch Interstate 35.

USFreightways Corp. and Transport Corp. of America have called off a $150 million plan to merge the companies.

Parts of the eastern United States were hammered again by escalating diesel fuel prices, led by a 15.3-cent surge in the Central Atlantic region and 13-cent increase in New England in the course of a week.