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Goodyear Tire and Rubber is soliciting nominations for the 18th annual installment of its Highway Hero awards.

Old Dominion Freight Line will add to the list of major carriers increasing rates, the less-than-truckload hauler announced Thursday.

This afternoon's headlines: Bridgestone/Firestone may face congressional hearing over tire recall; TrucktireXchange.com debuts personalized service in 'My TTXchange;' Consolidated Freightways launches new customer website; and more.

Today's technology headlines: Unions threaten to walk out of Verizon talks; supply chain firm Tradiant nets $21 million in funding; and truck equipment makers roll out website to get the industry online.

Transportation officials in central Florida are embarking on a study of traffic and freight movement in the Orlando metropolitan area that they say takes an innovative approach.

California state officials and trucking lobbyists think they have fashioned a compromise over how to reform the state’s truck and trailer registration fee system in time for a Jan. 1 deadline.

Look at and listen to Pennsylvania trucker John A. Perfetti and you can see and hear the past, the present and the future of trucking.

In the news this morning: Crude oil prices rise after OPEC says production won't increase soon; DCH Technology gives presentation on new fuel cell for heavy trucks; New Jersey group wants local cops to enforce truck laws; and more.

Employees at Navistar's Chatham, Ontario plant were hit with more bad news Wednesday as the world's third-largest truck maker said it may lay off up to 500 more workers, approximately one-third of the plant's workforce, Bloomberg reported.

This afternoon's headlines: $40 million sought for highway guardrails in South Carolina; Datalink.net to provide wireless capabilities to On Time Media; ShipChem.com taps EDS for tech support; and more.