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OMB Clears Stability Control Rule

A proposal to require electronic stability control on all new heavy vehicles has been cleared by the White House Office of Management and Budget, the final hurdle before it is published.

May 8, 2012

Gasoline Continues Lower Trend, Lundberg Survey Reports

Gasoline’s national average pump price fell 7 cents in the past two weeks to $3.85 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

May 7, 2012

Natural Gas Output Down, Prices Up, Journal Reports

Natural gas producers are scaling back output, boosting historically low prices, the Wall Street Journal reported.

May 7, 2012

Opinion: Using the Medical Examiners Registry

Mandated by the legislation called SAFETEA-LU and signed by President George W. Bush in 2005, the final rule for the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners — to be known henceforth simply as the “National Registry” — was finally released to the public April 18 and goes into effect May 21.

May 7, 2012

Editorial: Fuel Prices and Fleet Failures

The latest quarterly study of trucking fleet failures paints a more positive picture than we would have expected in years past, considering the high level of fuel prices.

May 7, 2012

Mexico Tightens Trucking Weight Rules

The Mexican government will tighten inspections and lower maximum allowed weights for freight trucks after protests over a string of fatal accidents involving double-trailer trucks, the Associated Press reported.

May 7, 2012

UPS Sets $5 Billion Share Buyback; Boosts Cash Toward TNT Purchase

UPS Inc. approved a $5 billion share buyback program and boosted the amount of cash it plans to use to buy Dutch package firm TNT Express NV.

May 7, 2012

TravelCenters’ 1Q Loss Narrows

TravelCenters of America on Monday said its first-quarter loss narrowed from a year ago as fuel sales improved.

May 7, 2012

Few Execs See Natural Gas as Viable, Survey Finds

Fewer than 25% of trucking executives believe natural gas could become a viable alternative to diesel in the foreseeable future, a new survey found.

May 7, 2012

Mobile Comm Systems Makers Add Upgrades

CINCINNATI — Qualcomm Inc., PeopleNet, Cadec Global and Descartes Systems Group all announced changes to in-cab mobile communications systems to give customers the ability to design custom programs and to extend data processing capabilities to tablets and other wireless devices.

May 7, 2012