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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Tuesday announced a slate of changes to its safety rating system designed to ratchet up enforcement of hazardous materials carriers and mitigate an inspection bias against flatbed haulers.

The federal government should electronically screen trucking companies’ data to find potential reincarnated carriers when they apply, and then investigate those applicants, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

Traffic congestion costs drivers more than $100 billion annually in wasted fuel and lost time, and American drivers waste about 1.9 billion gallons annually sitting in traffic, according to a new Treasury Department report.

Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to acquire Kiva Systems Inc., a privately held maker of robotic warehouse systems, for about $775 million in cash.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it launched an iPhone application last week that allows users to search for and find bus companies’ safety records. The application does not display data for trucking companies, and an agency spokeswoman did not say whether FMCSA plans to eventually include those data.

Xata Corp. has introduced Xata Turnpike Multiple Management Authority, a driver tracking tool for household goods movers.

Aerofficient will begin producing a “slider” side fairing in April that it said should boost fuel savings over trailers using normal fairings.

Cellcontrol, a developer of technology aimed at preventing distracted driving, on Monday unveiled a new offering designed for trucking fleets.