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Peters Touts Cross-Border Program’s Benefits to Agricultural Exporters

Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said the government’s cross-border trucking program with Mexico was essential for helping U.S. agricultural exports.

March 26, 2008

Feb. Truck Tonnage Rises 3.5%

February truck tonnage rose 3.5% from the same month last year, American Trucking Associations said in its monthly seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index.

March 27, 2008

New FHWA Head Says He’s Open to Changes in ’09 Highway Bill’s Size-and-Weight Limits

WASHINGTON — The new head of the Federal Highway Administration said he was open to considering changes to truck size-and-weight limits and other truck productivity issues as part of the Transportation Department’s proposals for the 2009 reauthorization of federal transportation legislation.

March 24, 2008

Cummins Releases CARB-Compliant APU

Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. Wednesday unveiled two new auxiliary power unit systems that are compliant with new California Air Resources Board idle-reduction regulations.

March 26, 2008

Oil Jumps Following DOE Report

Crude oil prices jumped more than $4 a barrel Wednesday after a Department of Energy report showed declines in gasoline and distillate inventories, the Associated Press reported.

March 26, 2008

Hino’s Outlook Rises on Asian, Latin America Sales

Hino Motors Ltd., Japan’s largest maker of heavy-duty trucks, said its operating profit probably beat its own forecast by 4.5% because of higher international sales in Asia and Latin America, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

March 25, 2008

Consumer Confidence Falls to Five-Year Low

Consumer confidence fell this month to a five-year low, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

March 25, 2008

Truckers’ Seat Belt Usage Hits Record 65%, DOT Says

The number of professional truck drivers using safety belts jumped dramatically last year to a record 65%, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.

March 25, 2008

Opinion: Carbon Tax Limits Trucking’s Green Choices

The trucking industry is part of a grand environmental experiment being conducted in British Columbia — the first North American jurisdiction to introduce a carbon tax on all fossil fuels, including diesel, at the retail level.

March 24, 2008