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With a few strokes of a pen, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber last week wiped out the oldest and most costly weight-distance tax in the nation. But the tax's backers are still fighting.

Sen. Max Baucus took Labor Day literally. Instead of spending the start of the holiday weekend chomping hot dogs at a political barbecue, the Democrat from Montana jumped behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer and pulled freight down Interstate 90.

Three years ago, truck driver Art Strauss invented a mirror that eliminates a blind spot on the right front of truck cabs. He’s having trouble getting fleets to buy the device because he says insurance companies offer no incentives for using technologies with safety advantages.

The families of two Montana women killed in an accident after a cement truck blew out a wheel are suing the trucking company and its tire provider in a lawsuit that claims retread tires are to blame.

Railroads are hoping not to see a third strike in their appeal of a pro-shipper decision by the Surface Transportation Board.

The new kid on the truck show block, the Great American Trucking Show, opened in Dallas Sept. 9 to positive reviews. If sheer numbers are any indication, the event looks to give the other high-profile shows, such as the International Trucking Show and Mid-America Trucking Show, a serious run for their money.

WorldPoint Logistics, formed last year to acquire businesses that serve key segments of the logistics supply chain, acquired the assets of Corporate Express Delivery Systems-Expedited for an undisclosed amount.

The national average price of diesel fuel rose 0.4 cent to $1.198 a gallon on Sept. 6 — the smallest increase since July 26 — but analysts saw scant hope for price moderation in the face of a 23-month high in crude oil prices.

It turns out that the age-old question of whether the chicken or the egg came first holds major interest in still another venue, namely in the evolution of truck safety.