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The Maryland Transportation Authority took the first step toward raising tolls on several key trucking routes in that state at its Sept. 29 board meeting.

Bob Pitcher, formerly the director of American Trucking Associations’ state law department, has returned to the association as vice president for state laws, restoring an ATA function that had been lost in recent years, federation officials said.

Eaton Earnings Up; Expect Strong Truck Market in 4Q • J.B. Hunt Profits Soar in 3Q • Prices of Crude Oil Continues to Rise • Schneider Opens Two New Brokerage Offices • And more...

International Offering Iteris Lane Departure Warning System • Xata Says It Received $1.5 Million in New Orders • Ryder to Offer Some Lease Customers Online Invoicing • Jevic Says 'Heat Fleet' Overcomes Freezing Temperatures • And more...

Daimler Expecting Higher Earnings at Commercial Vehicles Unit • Bill Would Exempt Some Trailer Makers From From Reporting Data • IEA Chief Sees Volatile Oil Prices in 4Q • California Truckers Hope for Fee Rollback

Fleet executives who reported in February that their initial heavy-duty diesel engines with new emissions controls were performing largely as advertised and without any technical surprises repeated those cautiously optimistic endorsements as the one-year anniversary of the Environmental Protection Agency’s tougher emissions standard approached.

A new report funded by backers of the proposed Detroit River Tunnel Project showed that an unplanned shutdown of the Ambassador Bridge — the busiest U.S.-Canada crossing — would cost $65 million a day.

The Highway Trust Fund could get $2 billion more yearly in fuel-tax money if legislation from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) survives a House-Senate conference committee working on a final energy bill.

Prices paid to factories, farmers and other producers rose 0.3% in September, reflecting an increase in the price of food, but excluding the food and energy sectors, the "core" index was unchanged, the Labor Department said Friday.