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Three more individuals have been sentenced over the past two months for their roles in staged crashes with tractor-trailers in the New Orleans area.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters says UPS Inc. has agreed to equip its delivery and logistics vehicles with air conditioning systems, a key point in contract negotiations. 

A downed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will be covered with a temporary roadway that will permit two-way traffic to return to a segment of one of the country’s busiest freight routes.

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said a complete rebuild of a damaged section of I-95 would take “some number of months,” but officials are looking at interim solutions.

Diesel and gasoline shortages prompted the governors of Nebraska and South Dakota to issue emergency executive orders temporarily waiving federal HOS mandates for fuel haulers.

New York City officials will experiment this summer on a new system using delivery trucks to drop goods at special off-street or curbside microhubs.

PHILADELPHIA — An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early June 11 after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire, closing the segment indefinitely, authorities said.

American Trucking Associations is carrying out a safety spending survey and is seeking participants, it said.

A series of bills meant to expedite supply chain operations and improve freight rail safety await consideration in the U.S. House and the Senate.

Officials with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asked members of the agency’s motor carrier advisory committee for some ideas on how the agency could improve truck safety.