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Fleets looking to run their current tractors longer, to avoid the lower-emission diesel engines the federal government has mandated for new trucks made after Oct. 1, must do so in the face of a shortage of skilled technicians that could soon get worse.

The national average price of diesel fuel rose 3 cents a gallon this week to $1.333 – the highest price since October of last year, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

James March of Lancaster, Pa., was the winner of the 65th annual National Truck Driving Championships, held Aug. 13-16 in Milwaukee.

The index of leading economic indicators fell 0.4% in July after a drop of 0.2% in June, the Conference Board said Monday.

Sales of heavy-duty Class 8 trucks soared 26% in July from a year earlier, as accelerated orders from fleets trying to avoid the Oct. 1 deadline for reduced-emission engines translated into higher deliveries for the first time this year.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rofessional drivers seldom get all the thanks they deserve. But this is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, which affords us a great opportunity to set the record straight on what a wonderful job is done by so many — and the truly spectacular efforts of a few.

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Negotiators for West Coast longshoremen and port operators resumed their talks Aug. 13 after a two-week break, with each side claiming the other was not bargaining in earnest.

Two pieces of legislation calling for port operator fines for keeping trucks waiting and making intermodal chassis inspections tougher moved closer to passage in the California Legislature.

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