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SAN DIEGO — State trucking association executives, national officers and business officials debated truck size and weight issues at last week’s meeting here of the Trucking Association Executives Council.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ow could anyone be surprised by the court’s decision that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration must vacate and then review the current hours-of-service rules for drivers?

The credit quality of most transportation sectors, including trucking, remained stable in recent months, but some faced significant challenges because of high fuel prices and low-cost competition, credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s said.

Consumer Sentiment Index Rises for Second Straight Month • Chicago-Area Factory Activity Expands at Faster Pace • Pacer's Profits Rise 25% • Net Loss Grows at Central Freight Lines • And more...

DaimlerChrysler AG said Thursday it named Andreas Renschler as the chief of its commercial vehicles division.

Oil Prices Fall From Record in New York • Overnite Reports Higher 2Q Profits • Jobless Claims Rise by 4,000 • Revenues, Earnings Increase at Waste Management • And more...

The Tennessee Trucking Association said it named David Huneryager as its new president, ending a search that lasted more than four months.

Freightliner LLC said Wednesday it would begin a second shift and add about 700 employees at its truck manufacturing plant in Portland, Ore.

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday the U.S. economy expanded at a slower rate in June and early July, despite a strong performance from trucking and transportation firms throughout much of the country.

The price of crude oil futures in New York rose above $43 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time, Bloomberg reported.