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The House approved legislation Wednesday that would make gasoline price gouging a federal crime, subjecting companies to as much as $150 million in fines, Bloomberg reported.

Brent Jones first got word March 27 that his trucking company’s name was being used as part of a freight load board fraud scheme.

Pacer Stacktrain and Trailer Bridge Inc. said Tuesday they have partnered to move 53-foot containers on an integrated, intermodal basis between the United States and Puerto Rico.

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Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) has urged Congress to tighten U.S. rail-safety rules, citing CSX Corp. derailments and other accidents in her state since December, Bloomberg reported.

British Airways’ freight division will take part in what it says is the first trial to replace paper documents with electronic processes when transporting cargo, the U.K.

A Pennsylvania trucking company donated $7,500 to help the a local clean air board purchase a new air quality monitor for the county, Harrisburg, Pa., CBS affiliate WHP reported on its Web site.

Sales of new Class 8 trucks plunged 45% in April, compared with a year earlier, the most severe decline in six years.

With demand for freight-hauling services relatively slack, some trucking companies are branching out beyond logistics to offer more warehousing services.

The House voted last week to impose more restrictions on the DOT’s plans to grant Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways, in a move aimed at significantly slowing a proposed pilot program.