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Shippers praised and railroads denounced new legislation proposed by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) that would increase competition and make it easier for rail shippers to obtain rate relief.

Cummins Engine Co. expects to report earnings of about $24 million, or 63 cents per share, when it reports first-quarter earnings next week, says chairman and chief executive Jim Henderson.

A Florida appeals court ordered a new trial for a truck driver who won $30.4 million from Michelin Tire Co. after he lost his legs in a crash.

Tollbooths are not likely to be sprouting on Interstate highways in Arkansas or elsewhere soon. A March 31 deadline for states to seek admission to a federal tolling program passed without a single applicant.

No one seems sure why truck stops don’t provide electrical hookups for vehicles to plug into. The idea seems plausible enough.

Diesel fuel prices continued to climb across the United States, with the national average getting a boost from even higher increases in California.

The abrupt cancellation of a safety summit in December could cost the Federal Highway Administration as much as $96,171, a federal investigation has found.

Werner Enterprises this week angrily denounced allegations by Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways that the company’s paperless log system had loopholes drivers could use to violate hours-of-service regulations.

Despite complaints primarily from munitions haulers, the Department of Defense is moving forward with a plan to use a third-party electronic freight payment system to compensate freight carriers.