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In May 2000, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a number of proposed changes to the existing hours-of-service rules — rules which, until this point, had remained virtually unchanged for 60 years.

DaimlerChrysler AG said Wednesday it earned $4.3 billion or $4.17 per share last year, up from $3.8 billion or $3.70 a share in 2005, and the company said its truck unit's sales improved.

Teamsters union leaders who represent auto-haul workers have unanimously approved a plan by private investment firm to reorganize auto hauler Allied Holdings, the union said late Tuesday.

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Package-delivery and supply chain management firm Velocity Express said Tuesday it lost $15.2 million or 61 cents a share in its second quarter ended Dec. 30, compared with a loss of $5.6 million or 35 cents a year ago.

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter profits fell to $62.6 million or 28 cents a share, down from $74.3 million or 34 cents a year ago.

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle (D) has proposed a new tax on oil companies to help raise needed funds for the state’s transportation projects, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

Bankrupt auto-parts maker Delphi Corp. said losses in its third quarter ended Sep. 30 widened to $2 billion from $788 million in the third quarter of 2005 as the company spent more on job cuts and U.S. auto makers produced fewer cars, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record for a fifth straight year in 2006 as purchases of Chinese goods and imported oil overwhelmed an increase in exports, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.