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Gasoline prices could jump by 60 cents or more by May, USA Today reported Monday, citing fuel analysts.

WASHINGTON — Five manufacturers are on their way toward meeting the Department of Energy’s goal of increasing a truck’s efficiency by 50% under the agency’s SuperTruck program, a DOE official said.

Intermodal traffic volume rose 4.1% in the fourth quarter, the eighth straight quarter of year-over-year gains, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

Ryder System said it has launched RydeSmart 3.0, the next generation of RydeSmart, its onboard telematics system.

Transportation software maker Arsenault announced that Jack Boetefuer is the company’s new CEO.

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. on Monday said it has signed an agreement with tank truck carrier Green Energy Oilfield Services to build and supply a new liquefied natural gas fueling station in Texas.

According to analysts at a transportation research organization, the industry is facing an increasingly acute shortage of drivers — as many as 135,000 this year.

Well, it appears that trucking has at least made some progress in getting Congress to address some of the issues that are impeding the industry’s efforts to deliver the nation’s freight.

Provisions that would have allowed states to permit larger, heavier trucks on interstate highways were voted down last week, just days after the highway reauthorization bill containing the measures was introduced in the House of Representatives.