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Trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. said Friday it has agreed to buy the tank and trailer business of Beall Corp., a maker of aluminum tank trailers and related equipment, for $15 million.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has said it will test using cameras to help truck drivers find available parking slots.

Iteris Inc., a provider of traffic management technology, reported a higher profit for its fiscal third quarter.

States hit by falling revenue from fuel taxes are considering new sources of revenue, including raising gasoline taxes and creating taxes based on miles traveled, USA Today reported.

Oil finished near $96 a barrel on Friday, ending the week higher for a seventh straight week, the longest string of weekly gains in almost four years, Bloomberg News reported.

LAS VEGAS — Fleet executives said they are turning to the aftermarket to avoid potential parts shortages and also are finding value in performing more maintenance in-house.

Intermodal freight growth sagged in the fourth quarter due to disruptions from Superstorm Sandy and labor unrest at ports, industry officials said.

Drayage fleets have won regulatory approval to set up the first trucker-owned chassis pool for highway moves of intermodal cargo at a time when ocean carriers are moving away from their role of providing that equipment.

The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has its tin cup out and is in definite need of a few bucks. And we think it would be in trucking’s interest to make sure UMTRI finds the needed money — and quickly.