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A proposal to eliminate the 12% federal excise tax on new trucks and trailers and to raise the federal diesel tax 6.3 cents to make up for the lost revenue to the Highway Trust Fund was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Factory orders for heavy-duty trucks declined for the third-straight month in March, sparking discussion over whether interest in new North American trucks is waning or if the industry is temporarily at rest.

The American Transportation Research Institute is soliciting truck drivers’ opinions on the federal government’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.

XPO Logistics said it has opened its new North American operations center in Charlotte, N.C.

Third-party logistics company Leading Edge Logistics announced its acquisition of C&F Logistics. Terms were not disclosed.

SAN ANTONIO — Transportation brokers have an underused opportunity to move freight via intermodal shipping, but those rail shipments can require special attention, several industry experts said.

U.S. employers announced fewer job cuts in March than a year earlier, according to a private report released Thursday, Bloomberg reported.

Quality Distribution has appointed Randall Strutz president of its subsidiary Quality Carriers Inc., the primary operating unit in the company’s chemical transportation business.

Initial jobless claims declined last week to a four-year low, the Labor Department said Thursday.