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This afternoon's headlines: Leading transport analyst cuts stock ratings on five truckload carriers; bus, truck recall expands over trouble with Bendix ABS brakes; trucker blockade of refineries force France to ration gasoline; and more.

Today's technology headlines: Service Merchandise saving 10% with Web-based supply chain; online grocery delivery firms see new opportunities with disabled customers; new Web-publishing standard aims to simplify e-commerce; and more.

Congress returns to Capitol Hill this week from its month-long break, facing a decision on whether to put the Department of Transportation’s hours-of-service rulemaking on ice by freezing its funding.

Freightliner Corp. has begun a remanufacturing program aimed at creating a “used truck product line” to compete with both the new and used trucks of other manufacturers.

Over the protests of some trucking companies, the Defense Department has decreed that motor carriers must sign up with the PowerTrack online rate-payment system by Sept. 30 if they want to haul military freight for the government.

Motor carriers and other companies involved in freight movement are finding it increasingly important to recruit not only able bodies to do the jobs, but also able minds with the right degrees to accomplish their business goals.

In the news this morning: Mitsubishi, DaimlerChrysler discuss management changes in wake of scandal; French truckers, farmers launch crippling fuel protests; Bridgestone avoids strike with Labor Day union deal; and more.

Michigan lawmakers voted Wednesday to close a loophole in the state’s new minimum wage legislation, eliminating overtime pay for truck drivers and other workers, the Detroit Free Press reported Thursday.

This afternoon's headlines: U.S. purchasing managers report decline in August activity; EU conditionally approves Volvo acquisition of Renault truck unit; Williams named chairman of CFI; and more.

Today's technology headlines: Andersen Consulting takes stake in Tradiant; FCC widens radio spectrum for wireless networks; and Cargo-Web International goes live with website.