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CHICAGO — A senior truck fleet executive warned that his company is concerned about its ability to afford trucks that will comply with 2007 federal emissions rules because of extra costs for both routine engine maintenance and onboard diagnostic systems.

Nebraska to Use Webcams to Show Road Conditions • Sirius Radio Loss Widens in 2Q •.

CHICAGO — Environmental Protection Agency officials said last week that reports from refiners have assured them that the trucking industry can count on having enough ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel available in 2006 to meet their fleets’ needs.

CHICAGO — Several truck and engine manufacturers said they would soon demonstrate to the Environmental Protection Agency that there would be a sufficient nationwide supply of urea to support diesel engine emission-control systems using the nitrogen compound.

The Supreme Court has agreed to review an appeals court decision upholding the California South Coast Air Quality Management District’s requirement that certain public and private fleets buy alternative-energy vehicles instead of those powered by diesel engines.

The search for truck drivers has moved online as dozens of driver-recruiting Web sites have cropped up in recent years — some with colorful monikers like bubbajunk.com and some with straightforward names like truckdriver.com.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee could soon consider a bill that would benefit the trucking industry by requiring steamship lines and railroads to repair container chassis and trailers.

Yellow Says Savings From Roadway Deal Could Reach $198M • I-64 Paving Project May Need to Be Redone • Survey Says Gas Prices Rising Nationwide • Amerco CFO Steps Down •

With less than three weeks before its Sept. 2 deadline to complete name-based background checks on millions of hazardous material drivers, the Transportation Security Administration said it could not yet supply information on how those checks were progressing.

CVSA Announces Brake Safety Campaign • Airborne, Pilots Reach Five-Year Labor Pact • Intermodal Shipments Up Last Week • Patriot Announces Stock Repurchase Program • And more ...