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When I hear the current challenger for the presidency of the United States talk about job creation, I think back to one night in November 2005 when I was on the road and listening to a nationally broadcast radio talk show.

When the U.S. Postal Service’s biggest airfreight contract, worth $1.4 billion, expires in September 2013, current pact holder FedEx Corp. will have to battle archrival UPS Inc. to keep it.

Yes, American Trucking Associations is a staunch supporter of the federal mandate requiring electronic logging devices to monitor hours-of-service compliance for the nation’s truck drivers.

The first three trucking companies to report second-quarter earnings last week said a combination of lower fuel costs, higher rates and cost controls produced double-digit profit improvements.

A database of information on drivers maintained by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration contains inaccurate data, and drivers lack reliable means to correct the problems, an interest group said in a lawsuit against the agency.

The Obama administration said it will streamline the permit and review process for five East Coast port modernization projects.

The U.S. Senate has rejected a bill that would have restored the bonus depreciation tax deduction for capital spending, a proposal supported by American Trucking Associations.

In March, when the Senate passed its transportation reauthorization bill by a wide margin, the measure addressed the nation’s total surface transportation system.

New York truckers have helped organize a coalition of 22 business groups to oppose the 45% increase in truck tolls proposed by the New York State Thruway Authority.

In 2004, NFI Industries began outfitting its 900 sleepers with diesel-fired auxiliary power units to cool the cabs without running the truck engines.