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The National Transportation Safety Board last week issued a slate of comprehensive regulatory recommendations aimed at reducing the number of cargo tank truck rollovers by mandating the installation of roll stability technologies and improved cargo tank design.

American Trucking Associations has formally announced several highlight events of its 2011 Management Conference & Exhibition, scheduled for Oct. 15-18 in Grapevine, Texas.

Less-than-truckload giant YRC Worldwide Inc. reported a second-quarter loss of $39.1 million, but said it had its first operating profit since 2008 in the second quarter and announced a restructuring that makes lenders the majority owners of the carrier.

U.S. retail diesel prices rose for the third consecutive week, increasing 2.6 cents a gallon to a national average of $3.949, the Department of Energy reported.

CRST International said it has acquired Specialized Transportation Inc., formerly the high-value products/logistics division of North American Van Lines.

Internet Truckstop said it has reached an agreement with Registry Monitoring Insurance Service to offer services such as tracking of carrier insurance data that can be used by the load-board operator’s customers.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area fell in July, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said Friday.

Consumer confidence fell to a two-year low in July, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

Universal Truckload Services’ second-quarter income declined from a year ago despite higher truckload revenue.