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Celadon Group is launching a business-to-business Web site that the company has tailored to provide small and medium-size trucking companies with the kind of volume price discounts that big carriers have enjoyed for years.

A combination of low-sulfur fuel and a diesel particulate filter is effective in reducing particulate matter in emissions by as much as 95%, according to a joint government-private study.

Celadon Group is launching a business-to-business Web site tailored to provide small and medium-size trucking companies with the kind of volume price discounts that big carriers get.

In the news this morning: Attorneys say drayage contracts may hold key to employee-contractor debate; Higher salaries not always the cure for high turnover; and STB wants shippers involved in rate classification.

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This afternoon's headlines: New law targets inexperienced owner-operators; and Canadian report finds accidents involving tractor-trailers more likely caused by car drivers.

Several U.S. railroads, including Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific, are raising rates in an effort to recoup higher labor and fuel costs.

Diesel fuel prices have reached their highest level in a decade, driving some fleet managers to try and cut costs the only way they can by increasing fuel efficiency.

STA United, a drug-testing company that primarily serves the trucking industry, has been acquired by DAC Services, a firm that provides carriers with background checks on driver applicants.