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More than 250 truckers parked their rigs today in Washington, D.C. and took to the steps of the Capitol to ask for federal relief from spiraling diesel fuel prices.

Canadian National Railway Co. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. issued a guarantee to their customers that service will not deteriorate if a proposed merger of the two railroads goes through.

The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld two earlier decisions acquitting Ryder Truck Rental Canada of violating a provincial law that automatically blames truckers for accidents when wheels break off their rigs.

Port truckers upset about poor working conditions and surging fuel prices rallied Friday at seven of the nation's largest ports, according to reports by Bloomberg News.

The New Jersey Supreme Court temporarily barred the state Department of Environmental Protection from collecting a hazardous waste hauler fee that costs trucking more than $1.2 million a year.

Many states have laws to keep trucks out of the left lane on certain highways, but as more states consider lane restrictions, there is uncertainty about whether they solve safety problems or create more traffic headaches.

Electronic commerce remains a hot topic in transportation despite the lukewarm reaction some of Internet’s biggest deliverers have received from Wall Street in the wake of the holiday rush.

STA United, a drug-testing company that primarily serves the trucking industry, has been acquired by DAC Services, a company that provides carriers with background checks on driver applicants.

Driving a rig around Indianapolis or Atlanta can be like playing dodge ball in a broom closet for William C. Mayhew and other truckers who must contend with lane restriction laws in these metropolitan areas and others like them across the country.

Electronic commerce remains a hot topic in transportation despite the lukewarm reaction some of Internet’s biggest deliverers have received from Wall Street in the wake of the holiday rush.