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American Trucking Associations Tuesday announced a new safety agenda that the group said will reduce crashes while saving lives and money.

The overall health of the trucking industry is vital to our economy, but research shows it’s still plagued by higher death and injury rates than many other industries — and not just as the result of highway collisions. Truckers need to be as careful on foot as they are behind the wheel.

American Trucking Associations said it has joined other trade associations in asking Congress to help prevent excessive speculation in commodities markets.

The Teamsters union said it opposes the nomination of Anne Ferro to be the next administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, but one of the main groups that has often been allied with the union on safety issues was not a signatory to its letter to the Obama administration.

Navistar Inc. could face an uphill battle in its challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2010 truck exhaust regulations, industry analysts and other manufacturers said.

A Canadian government panel has asked the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators to develop a federal standard for use of electronic onboard recorders, the Canadian Trucking Alliance said.

The accuracy of the Global Positioning System could be compromised as early as next year if the U.S. Air Force cannot meet an ambitious schedule for space and ground infrastructure deployment, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

Instead of buying only asphalt and steel, several states will spend federal stimulus dollars on “smart road” projects that use information technology to reduce congestion, according to a survey by the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Despite the lack of a new, long-promised federal stopping-distance rule for heavy-duty trucks, brake companies are making — and original equipment manufacturers are offering — a growing array of electronic systems designed to help truckers stop faster and maintain more control.

Truck and engine manufacturer Navistar Inc. has challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to certify heavy-duty diesel engines using selective catalytic reduction to meet the agency’s 2010 emission standards, saying EPA skipped an important regulatory step.