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Long gone are the days when a truck cab consisted mainly of a small compartment with few controls. Today’s vehicles are more sophisticated than ever.

The national average price of diesel fuel rose 0.4 cent to $1.198 a gallon on Sept. 6 — the smallest increase since July 26 — but analysts saw scant hope for price moderation in the face of a 23-month high in crude oil prices.

Long gone are the days when a truck cab consisted mainly of a small compartment with few controls. Today’s vehicles are more sophisticated than ever.

The tilt begins with a wheel lifting from the road’s surface. If the truck driver knew the moment the wheel broke contact with the pavement, perhaps he could make adjustments to prevent the whole rig from tipping on its side.

In the wake of J.B. Hunt’s massive switch from to conventional trucks, Freightliner is insisting that reports of the death of the cabover truck have been greatly exaggerated.

The industry’s biggest intermodal customer is not the only one complaining about the inability of Norfolk Southern and CSX to resolve continuing service glitches since their takeover of Conrail.

The national average price of diesel fuel rose 0.4 cent to $1.198 a gallon on Sept. 6, but analysts saw scant hope for price moderation in the face of a 23-month high in crude oil prices.

United Parcel Service, the nation’s largest trucking company and the biggest railroad customer in the country, has pulled more of its freight off the former Conrail lines in the East that are now operated by Norfolk Southern and CSX railroads, saying they again are experiencing unacceptable delays.

Cummins Engine Co. is replacing a longtime staple of its product line with a new model that will meet stricter federal emissions standards.