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All drivers in Indiana are directed to give road workers a wide berth or face fines of up to $10,000 established by a new law.

The fear of some California trucking operations that they would have to start paying their drivers overtime after eight hours of work in a day was put to rest when a July 1 deadline passed without authorities changing trucking’s exemption from state work rules.

The pressure is on manufacturers of diesel engines to cut emissions, and several key players have formed Diesel Technology Forum to help get the word out about the importance of diesel engines and how they are getting cleaner by the year.

All of trucking is convulsing over the federal hours-of-service proposal, but agricultural haulers say the produce, livestock and timber they haul would make it especially difficult — if not impossible — for them to abide by the Department of Transportation’s wishes.

Technology has given dispatchers more tools to be efficient, but it hasn’t eliminated the heart-popping stress of the job.

Illinois lawmakers responded to dizzyingly high fuel prices by suspending the state’s 5% sales tax on diesel and gasoline for six months.

The discovery of the bodies of 58 Chinese immigrants who died in a truck while trying to sneak into England prompted outrage overseas and forced European officials to step up efforts to stop human smuggling.

The Idaho Department of Transportation Board voted to add nearly 30 more state highways to the list of roads that trucks pulling 53-foot trailers may travel without a special permit.

The pressure is on manufacturers of diesel engines as regional air quality agencies in California ban new purchases of diesel engines for public bus fleets and government contractors, and studies link diesel emissions to cancer and premature deaths.

All of trucking is convulsing over the federal government’s proposed changes to the hours-of-service rules, but agricultural haulers say the produce, livestock and timber they haul would make it especially difficult — if not impossible — for them to abide by the Department of Transportation’s wishes.