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The American Transportation Research Institute said it is seeking data from motor carriers for a study of the impacts of hours-of-service rules.

Navistar International Corp. said Tuesday it is expanding its financing relationship with GE Capital, under which GE will become Navistar’s preferred financing provider for Navistar’s U.S. trucks and school buses.

A proposed federal rule that triples to $3,000 the annual registration fee for large motor carriers who haul hazardous materials but maintains a $300 fee for small carriers places an unfair burden on large carriers, American Trucking Associations said.

A severe budget shortfall has forced Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson (D) to ask the state legislature to agree to the cancellation of state road projects for next year and for the remainder of the current fiscal year that ends June 30.

Several U.S. senators have criticized the Obama administration’s plan to use $4 billion to create a new national infrastructure bank to help finance transportation projects, questioning how the bank would operate and whether rural projects would lose funding to larger urban areas.

Nearly 90 proposals in 24 states and Congress would “undercut” independent contractor classification and subject carriers using owner-operators to “greater scrutiny and exposure,” according to a new American Trucking Associations’ owner-operator classification alert.

Jack Cooper Transport said that it has promoted Robert Griffin, the company’s president, to chief executive officer.

Roadrunner Transportation Services Holdings filed a registration statement announcing its intention to sell as much as $150 million in stock through a public offering.

Navistar International Corp. said its joint venture to build commercial trucks with Caterpillar Inc. will begin selling vehicles in Australia by the middle of this year.