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SAN DIEGO – The board of directors of American Trucking Associations officially elected Duane Long as its new chairman at the conclusion of the Management Conference & Exhibition.

SAN DIEGO — EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy praised trucking for its cooperation with her agency on the voluntary SmartWay energy conservation program, now 10 years old, and gave some hints on the shape of the new greenhouse gas rule now before the Environmental Protection Agency.

SAN DIEGO — Stiffening competition for truck drivers and misperceptions about their work-lifestyle balance are among the biggest challenges to recruitment, according industry experts.

SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized several fleets for “joining arm in arm” to cut carbon pollution, a challenge that agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said has helped bring innovation to the trucking market.

SAN DIEGO — Kevin Knight, chairman and CEO of Knight Transportation, Inc., said lawmakers should consider raising the national tax on fuels as a way to generate more funds to rebuild the country's aging infrastructure.

SAN DIEGO — Volvo Trucks honored Kriska Holdings Ltd. and Britton Transport Inc. as the winners of its 2014 Volvo Trucks Safety Awards.

SAN DIEGO — Demand for trucking services is strong, hauling capacity is tight, and three of the industry’s major customer segments all said they’re doing well, according to a discussion here among business economists.

Tuesday's general session includes an appearance by EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, and a Transport Topics panel discussion, “Living with Congestion – Is There a Light at the End of this Tunnel?” See the highlights of Tuesday's schedule.