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Truckload carrier Heartland Express said its third-profit fell 22.5% from a year ago.

New York Gov. David Paterson (D) is calling for a state law that would require truckers using global positioning system devices to use only ones containing truck route information.

Once the economy recovers and freight traffic begins to grow again, the nation needs to look at broad transportation issues that address everything from funding to livability, newly appointed Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez said.

Online social networking site Twitter hit it big when Oprah signed up this spring, along with millions of her fans. Let the record reflect that the trucking industry beat her to the punch.

Vehicle parts manufacturer Eaton Corp. said Monday its third-quarter profit fell 39% but exceeded the company’s forecast.

The Department of Transportation said Monday it was handing out $20.9 million to states to help train first responders dealing with hazardous materials incidents.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said last week its clean diesel efforts have produced $500 million to $1.4 billion in public health benefits.

You can’t watch television these days without hearing some railroad company advertising the “green” benefits of moving freight from the road to rail. The most often heard is the claim by one major railroad that “one ton of freight can be moved 436 miles on one gallon of fuel.”