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Shippers who rent or lease plastic pallets in Florida may qualify for an exemption from the state’s sales tax.

Truckers who use the four Delaware River bridges have a little longer to get used to paying more to cross the spans linking southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania.

This afternoon's headlines: CSX plans to trim management by 800 positions; Loss experts warn of Russian mob activity in Miami; and Ill. Gov. Ryan calls for end of tolls.

In the news this morning: Baltimore port truckers resume work after union vote; Two indicted in Ill. license scheme; and Sen. Lautenberg pushes for free passage through N.J. toll booths.

Jerry Moyes bought 8% of ailing Simon Transportation stock for $2.4 million, fueling speculation that his company, Swift Transportation, may acquire Simon.

United Parcel Service, the nation’s largest trucking company and the biggest railroad customer in the country, has pulled more of its freight off the former Conrail lines in the East that are now operated by Norfolk Southern and CSX railroads, saying they again are experiencing unacceptable delays.

Be warned: The federal government is rearranging Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, trucking’s safety rule book. A thoroughly revised book will make its debut “soon,” in government time — a draft is due to go public sometime this fall.

What do Newt Gingrich, Mike McCurry, Arnold Palmer and Wynonna Judd have in common? They will all be appearing at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 in Orlando, Fla.

American Trucking Associations and the Kansas Motor Carriers Association — with support from J.J. Keller & Associates and Mack Trucks — sponsored Terry Cook behind the wheel of the No. 88 Chevrolet Silverado in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 275, part of the Nascar Craftsman Truck Series.

Navistar says it can make a diesel engine that runs cleaner than one powered by compressed natural gas, and can far exceed federal environmental standards proposed for 2010.