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Housing starts dropped 4.8% in May, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

More than 426,000 commercial motor carriers have enrolled in the PrePass weigh station safety screening system, an all-time high level of participation, HELP Inc., PrePass’ service provider, said Tuesday.

Clean Diesel Technologies and American Infrastructure Leasing said Monday they have partnered to offer financing for diesel particulate filter retrofits.

A&S Services Group said Monday it has acquired Kinard Trucking and its affiliates. Terms were not disclosed.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established a verification program for tire retreads used by linehaul Class 8 trucks.

German automaker Volkswagen AG is weighing a possible stake in U.S.-based truck manufacturer Navistar International Corp., with an eye on competing in the North American heavy-truck market, a German newspaper reported last week.

The proposed increase in surety requirements would eliminate at least 75% of the transportation broker industry.

A number of things are conspiring to push driver turnover rates up for smaller carriers, even as larger fleets have been more successful in keeping a lid on employee churn.

With electronic logging devices, the hours are what they are. Drivers either have the hours to run a dispatch or they do not. The pressure shifts from the driver having to be “creative” with the log, to the dispatcher being creative with finding a solution to getting the freight serviced.