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Starting Nov. 20, trucking operators deemed unsafe by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will have 60 days to get their act together or risk being shut down.

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to hear from the public about the latest version of its evaluation of the negative health problems caused by diesel exhaust.

Sue Bailey assumed duties Aug. 21 as administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, replacing Ricardo Martinez, who stepped down in October 1999.

In the news this morning: Fuel costs, Internet unit expenses lead to quarterly loss for Celadon Group; Averitt Express opens new center in Southern Texas; Ontario Smog Patrol watches roads for polluters; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Crown Pacific sells Yellowstone Trucking; number of trucks to decrease but length of trailers to increase on some Canadian highways; quarterly revenues drop for The Freight Connection; and more.

Today's technology headlines: BNSF website provides carload shippers with estimated transit times; G-Log, Consolidated Commerce form partnership; Sprint plans mobile service that lets travelers access corporate data; and more.

Diesel prices in 2006 could be 52 cents more per gallon than they are today if the proposed standard for reduced sulfur in diesel fuel becomes law, according to a study conducted for the American Petroleum Institute.

Five states other than the main culprit, California, need to make changes to their truck registration rules or risk ending up on the wrong side of the International Registration Plan.

The 73-year-old Peace Bridge on the U.S.-Canada border is a truck-traffic time bomb, ready to explode into more congestion and delays if construction of a twin span is put on hold, according to an economic study.

Canada, usually an oasis of calm, finds itself in a tempest lately over the proposed revisions to its hours-of-service rules.