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A bipartisan transportation reauthorization bill being prepared by four key United States senators would map out a national network of freight corridors and dedicate a percentage of Highway Trust Fund dollars to road projects within that network, a Senate staff member said.

Freightliner Trucks has introduced an automated manual transmission for its Class 6 and 7 Business Class M2 vehicles.

NFI said Tuesday it has acquired the West Coast operations of Gilbert Co., a subsidiary of A.P. Moller-Maersk Group.

German carmaker Volkswagen AG Tuesday formally launched a bid for German truck maker MAN SE by boosting its stake in that company, a move that could create Europe’s largest truck maker, Reuters reported.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area fell in May, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said Tuesday.  

Consumer confidence fell in May to a six-month low, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

Oil rose past $102 a barrel in early trading Tuesday, its highest level in three weeks, as a leak shut a pipeline carrying crude to a U.S. storage hub, Bloomberg reported.

It appears that the time for electric commercial trucks has arrived. After years of an­nouncements promoting concepts and prototypes, several suppliers have introduced battery-electric production models.

BALTIMORE — Fleets that adopt electronic logging devices are encountering challenges from competitors who don’t use them and who poach their drivers and customers, three carrier officials said last week.

Light-emitting diodes, commonly known as LEDs, are a popular aftermarket addition for interior, backup, fog and other lighting needs on large trucks. And, according to several truck makers and their suppliers, they are destined to become, eventually, the headlight of choice for the trucking industry.