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While most trucking companies provide some kind of health insurance to employee drivers, a large percentage of owner-operators and small fleet operators find it increasingly difficult to afford coverage.

In the news this morning: Economy gets boost from strong productivity; diesel prices rise slightly, but hurricane could upset market; Prestolite Electric reports a dip in second-quarter sales; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Emery Worldwide, pilots renew contract talks in attempt to avert strike; Charleston, Savannah ports battle for shippers; new emission requirements for trucks in California nears a vote; and more.

Today's technology headlines: Callers feeling impact of Verizon strike; former Circle CEO heads up new logistics dotcom; old-line companies team up online to cut costs; and more.

Truckers and shippers last week crafted a tentative solution to a disagreement that has stalled approval of a code of ethics on treatment of truck drivers.

Second-quarter earnings reports show that the nation’s truckload carriers limped through the spring, as rising revenue failed to offset expenses that accelerated even more rapidly.

Big trucks gained the ability to roam more freely in Vermont as of Aug. 1, when the state opened up more roads to 72-foot rigs.

Smarting from criticism that shippers were not playing an active role in the hours-of-service debate, the board of directors of the National Industrial Transportation League reaffirmed its opposition to the proposed changes.

In the news this morning: Bridgestone shares drop after Sears halts sales; express distributor TNT opens new hub at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York; police and truckers square off in Indiana over where to get rest; and more.