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The lawyer who sued “Dateline NBC” for defamation and fraud on behalf of a Maine trucking company and driver Peter Kennedy said he used the correspondent’s and producer’s own words and pictures to prove his case.

The truck of the future will not only practically drive itself, it will be less expensive to operate and provide carriers with greater flexibility for a wider range of uses, according to position papers presented at the Oct. 27 session, “Defining the Future Truck..

Cummins Engine Co. is introducing new cylinder kits with 100,000- and 300,000-mile warranties for its pre-1991 L10 diesel engines. The kits will be available Jan. 1.

International trucks are International trucks, not Navistar.

Dana Corp. and Eaton Corp. have expanded their marketing agreement established earlier this year to include a broader range of medium- and heavy-duty Roadranger System products, the two companies announced.

Volvo’s new VN-660 highway tractor must be just what customers want, because they’ve already ordered more than 1,500 units even though dealers don’t have any in stock, said executives of Volvo Trucks North America during a news briefing.

On Oct. 26, a revolutionary event in the history of transportation technology may have taken place at the Food Distributors International trade show in Nashville, Tenn.

A top Federal Highway Administration official said the agency was seriously considering a “negotiated” rulemaking to rewrite hours-of-service standards for truck drivers.

American Trucking Associations took a giant step toward unifying its splintered federation last week with a management conference that drew record attendance and generated more than a half-million dollars in political contributions.