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The General Accounting Office and the Environmental Protection Agency have agreed to participate in the Diesel Engine Emissions Summit II next month and discuss GAO’s eagerly awaited report on the government’s implementation of new diesel emissions rules in 2002. br clear=all>

Fewer trucking companies failed during 2003, as the industry gained few new members and existing players did a better job of recouping high fuel costs and raising freight rates, according to market analysts.

One month after new federal driver work rules took effect, motor carriers and shippers are grappling with detention fees designed to offset the change’s productivity declines and keep driver pay scales on par with last year’s levels.

Trucking could see another round of initial public offerings and a sharp spike in the number of mergers and acquisitions this year as investors and fleets capitalize on the strengthening market for trucking stocks, analysts and industry officials said..

As motor carriers began to implement new federal driver workday rules that took effect Jan. 4, software companies were rushing to sell products that help trucking firms monitor their costs and compliance.

Kevin Williams resigned as chief executive officer of the Distribution and LTL Carriers Association, raising questions about the future of a group that has faced declining membership and limited financial resources in recent years.

Yellow Corp. said its long-awaited acquisition of larger rival Roadway Corp. was scheduled to go into effect this week, in what would be the largest trucking merger in U.S. history.

Many truckload fleets are moving to increase driver pay in an effort to retain drivers and recruit new ones as they brace for productivity losses stemming from new federal work rules that will take effect in January.

Trailer makers could see a jump in sales next year as motor carriers buy more trailers to offset anticipated productivity losses caused by new federal rules regulating driver work time, industry officials said.

NEW YORK — Motor carriers said they continued to evaluate the performance and reliability of new-model engines a year after new emissions standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency took effect..