���ϳԹ���

William Poole, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, said the U.S. economy is strong, though inflation concerns remain, Reuters reported Monday.

The House of Representatives has passed legislation that will amend the Horse Protection Act to forbid transporting horses and other equines “to be slaughtered for human consumption and other purposes,” American Trucking Associations said Monday.

Diesel demand is projected to remain strong worldwide, though prices will fall slightly next year to an average of $2.78 a gallon over this year’s $2.81 average, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.

The Canadian Trucking Alliance has announced recommendations urging Canada’s federal Minister of Finance to include incentives in his next budget to help the nation’s trucking industry cope with increased costs related to new fuel and emission regulations, the trucking group said Tuesday.

Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Firestone will supply its tires to truck makers Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks Inc. as standard equipment on all new vehicles for the North American market, Volvo said Monday.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will allow truckload carrier Werner Enterprises to continue to operate its paperless log system, which is based on Global Positioning System technology, for another two years, the agency said.

Private equity firm Fenway Partners has acquired intermodal carrier RoadLink USA, Fenway said Monday.

Midtronics Releases Custom Battery Products for International • Greatwide Introduces G-Doc Routing System • Arotech Corp. Receives $4.5 Million in New Orders for Driving Simulators

The Bush Administration proposed last Thursday a program designed to double the use of such fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, the Environmental Protection Agency said in a statement.

The Environmental Protection Agency said it would issue guidelines for urea-injection systems on diesel engines as early as next month.