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Truckload carrier Knight Transportation’s fourth-quarter profit fell to $13.8 million, or 16 cents a share, from $18.9 million, or 23 cents, a year ago.

Oklahoma officials are set to begin a $61 million project to build nine state-of-the-art inspection stations will improve highway safety and better enforce truck weight laws, the Associated Press reported.

WASHINGTON — In a controversial report calling for huge new spending on the national transportation system, a congressional commission last week made several recommendations that would affect trucking, including new flexibility in the federal driver hours-of-service rule in congestion-prone areas.

U.S. retail fuel prices dipped last week, as crude oil costs fell. The Department of Energy said the average price for diesel around the nation was 5 cents a gallon lower at $3.326, while gas slipped 4.1 cents to $3.068.

WASHINGTON — A congressional report calling for a huge new federal investment in transportation infrastructure financed by hefty tax increases brought sharp opposition from Republicans, including Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, who led the commission.

Less-than-truckload carrier USF Holland said Tuesday it launched a new guaranteed service to and from Canada.

An index of leading economic indicators fell 0.2% last month, the New York-based Conference Board said Friday.

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