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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.

YRC Worldwide Inc. last week said it was consolidating top management of its less-than-truckload services as it also pursues moves to conserve cash, such as selling its headquarters and negotiating a proposed pension deal for its unionized employees.

Retail diesel prices in the United States hit their highest mark since December, as increasing crude oil costs work deeper into the fuel supply.

WASHINGTON — The Highway Trust Fund, which got an emergency $8 billion cash injection from Congress last summer, is likely to run out of money in the next two months, the Obama administration said last week.