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What happens when you have state budgets that are straining to come in balance and union representation that continues its long-trending downward slope as measured by percentage of workers covered? Unfortunately, the answer is an attempt to radically transform the trucking industry and an assault on the American dream.

U.S. heavy-duty truck sales declined 6.8% in January from a year earlier to 13,158 units, the lowest monthly total since July 2011, WardsAuto.com said Feb. 12.

Package carrier Worldwide Express said Thursday that less-than-truckload carrier Ward Trucking will provide Worldwide’s customers with LTL service throughout the eastern United States.

The Arizona Trucking Association said Tuesday its board appointed Tony Bradley the group’s new CEO.

USA Truck reported a fourth-quarter loss of $3.1 million, or 30 cents per share, compared with a loss of $4.4 million, or 42 cents, a year ago.

This was a year of generally steady, but modest, gains for the economy as a whole — and trucking in particular — as detailed in this issue of Transport Topics.

Like many of the nation’s businesses, American Trucking Associations operated cautiously in 2012, said Bill Graves, the federation’s president.

Heavy-duty U.S. truck and engine makers appear headed for a third straight year of sales growth, although the trend may have peaked in August as volumes stumbled after that and new order rates dipped.