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EU Looks for Guidance on U.S. Steel Tariffs • Trucking Executive Says Easing Congestion Crucial • Senate GOP Rallying for Repeal of Estate Tax • Air Association to Offer Insurance to Members • And more...

NEW YORK - Kevin Knight, chairman of truckload carrier Knight Transportation, said that his firm has filed a breach of contract suit against Freightliner LCC, claiming the truck manufacturer failed to honor its four-year rolling truck purchase agreement.

WASHINGTON — All U.S. police officers should be trained to understand basic motor carrier operations and regulations if emerging homeland security plans include steps to protect highway transportation against terrorist threats, the head of the organization that represents trucking safety enforcement officers said.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.While the impressive growth in gross domestic product in the first quarter would seem to indicate an economic recovery might be in the making, the Environmental Protection Agency’s new engine standards, set to go into effect on Oct. 1 of this year, represent a significant economic setback to original equipment manufacturers, the motor carrier industry and the shipping public just as the economy is beginning to turn around.

Philly Fed Survey Finds Low Risk of New Recession • Cargo Plane Crashes After Take-Off • Temp Hirings Signal Improvement in Labor Market • Teamsters Endorse Pataki for N.Y. Governor • And more...

Bentley Systems Wins Caltrans Contract • Old Dominion Freight Line Implements Aether Technology • IBM Develops Ultra-Fast Transistor • Verizon Wireless Launches Phone Internet Plan • Calif. Transit Firm to Offer Fuels Testing • And more ...

The index of U.S. leading economic indicators decreased 0.4% in April in its first drop since September 2001, the Conference Board said Monday..

CHICAGO — American Trucking Associations is preparing a pilot program to use biometric information to verify truck driver identities, but trucking company executives here expressed worry about who would shoulder the burden of paying for the system.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Trucking is prepared to help the national effort to combat terrorism in a truly meaningful way, by training its 3 million over-the-road drivers to be the eyes and ears of an informed populace.