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In the news this morning: Regional LTL carrier Crouse halts operations; L.A. roads busier with transit strike; Norfolk Southern may downsize to cut costs; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Crude oil price up on Iraq, Kuwait and possible hurricane; Navistar may move headquarters from Chicago to suburbs; Texas forced to divert federal highway funds to safety; and more to come.

A letter signed by 177 members of Congress expressed support for a provision to freeze funds to pay for the Department of Transportation’s proposal to overhaul truckers’ hours-of service rules.

Today's technology headlines: Caterpillar tests Web system for better targeting; secure deliveries becoming e-tailers' Holy Grail; Deutsche Telekom buying spree boosts GSM mobile standard; and more.

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance gathered some of trucking’s critics to discuss the highway safety challenges that face the industry, including the suggestion that everyone work together on driver education.

Wyoming mistakenly gave nearly $4 million in fuel tax refunds to truckers that it should have kept, state officials said this week.

California lawmakers approved a legislative fix to iron out incompatibilities between California’s truck registration rules and those of the rest of the states and provinces involved in the International Registration Plan.

In the news this morning: Spain, Ireland begin fuel protests while Britain, Belgium cool off; parts maker ArvinMeritor expects 4Q to fall below estimates; transit strike avoided in Los Angeles, for now; and more to come.

The White House made it clear to Congress this week that it does not want the transportation appropriations bill to prohibit funding for the hours-of-service rulemaking.

This afternoon's headlines: Oil prices fall as Clinton considers tapping U.S. reserve; Burlington restructures, cuts back in truck division; L.A. transit strike deadline looms; and more to come.