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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Diesel truck engines built after 2007 will be even less efficient to operate than the controversial models now being introduced to meet new federal pollution standards, the Environmental Protection Agency and American Trucking Associations have both said.

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Although the Department of Transportation has signaled it is close to opening the U.S. border to Mexican trucking, the process still has some wrinkles to iron out before those trucks begin operations across this country.

While the Internet may be great for buying an airline ticket, the electronic medium has not been kind to entrepreneurs hawking freight services. Other than carrier Web sites, the only real online-market success within the trucking industry has been the electronic load boards, according to industry analysts.

Services that match freight with eligible trucks are a bit like dating services, say industry analysts. Personalities and physical attributes bring people together in the singles scene, but when it comes to marrying 20 pallets of toothpaste with a truck, the criteria are destination, availability, rates and service guarantees.

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The national average price for diesel fuel rose 0.5 cent per gallon to $1.294, its third straight increase, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

The Institute for Supply Management’s services index showed a lower rate of expansion in June, falling to 57.2 from 60.1 the previous month.