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The American Trucking Associations, California Trucking Association and Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association need to get together and stop the restructuring of the California ports.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a change in his congestion pricing proposal, saying trucks meeting federal engine emission standards would be charged $7 to enter Manhattan at peak times, rather than $21.

The U.S. heavy-duty truck fleet was about 4.8% larger at the end of the first quarter than it was in the comparable period last year, according to new data from R.K. Polk & Co.

Heavy-duty retail truck sales in the United States fell 51.7% in May from year-ago levels, the result of slowing freight demand and the impact of last year’s big pre-buy.

Industrial production was unchanged in May, the Federal Reserve said Friday.

John J. “Jack” Keller, who founded trucking software firm J.J. Keller & Associates, died Wednesday, Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers reported.

Initial jobless claims were unchanged last week at 311,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Teamsters union leaders representing thousands of New York City truck drivers said they support the city’s plan to charge new tolls on vehicles entering Manhattan during weekday business hours, Bloomberg News reported.

Smithway Motor Xpress Corp. said its shareholders have approved the company’s acquisition by Western Express for $10.63 a share.