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High agricultural demand and refinery troubles led to a 4-cents-per-gallon leap in the price of diesel fuel in California, which in turn bumped the national average up 0.3 cent.

Top executives of Allied Holdings, the nation’s largest auto hauler, are trying to head off a move by Standard & Poor’s to downgrade its corporate credit rating.

Expedited carrier Roberts Express increased the minimum charges for shipments handled by its express division effective Nov. 1.

An Amtrak train collided with a tractor-trailer in California Thursday evening after the truck driver tried to beat the train across the tracks. Several people suffered minor injuries.

In the news this morning: Overnite strike a test of Hoffa's mettle; Study finds diesel exhaust a leading cancer threat in L.A.; and Ark. town prepares contract to study intermodal state port.

This afternoon's headlines: Slater presses Senate for action on motor carrier bill; Professional Transportation Group refinances trailer deals; and Canada needs 50,000 new truckers.

If at first you don’t succeed, try again. That was the attitude of Glenn F. Brown when he broke the world land speed record for 3-axle heavy-duty trucks at Utah’s Bonneville salt flats.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration continues to tighten its regulatory fist around trucking, with its ergonomics proposal due out at the end of the month.

The Federal Communications Commission has approved the 5.9 gigahertz bandwidth for dedicated short-range communications, which involves intelligent transportation systems.

United Parcel Service has petitioned the Department of Transportation to obtain aviation operating rights to serve the People’s Republic of China.