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LAS VEGAS — The Department of Transportation’s plan to strengthen U.S. highways supports its “aggressive safety agenda” while allowing prioritization of projects to improve freight movement, a federal official said here Tuesday.

A coalition of interest groups relied on faulty arguments that were often out of context and used little or no data in their objections to a recent truck driver hours-of-service rule that kept both the 11-hour workday and the 34-hour restart, American Trucking Associations told a federal court last week.

This is in reference to your Sept. 17 issue story about the proposed 85 mph speed limit for 41 miles of State Highway 130 in Texas (p. 3).

With a new highway funding bill signed into law and the U.S. business community anxiously awaiting the outcome of the presidential election, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said the federation’s upcoming annual conference will take place during a “transitional moment” for the industry.

Göran Nyberg has been appointed president of Volvo Trucks, North American sales and marketing, effective Oct. 1.

The ongoing pilot program that allows approved Mexican fleets into the interior of the United States suffers from lax oversight that does not sufficiently ensure compliance with the program’s requirements, a federal auditor said in a report released last week.

The Department of Transportation Tuesday helped launch a road test of new technology system designed to help avoid crashes.

North American intermodal shipping volumes rose 5.2% during the second quarter, with the domestic segment growing more quickly than import-export business, the Intermodal Association of North America reported.

Drivers of large trucks made up the smallest percentage of alcohol-impaired drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2010, according to recently released data by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.