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Many trucking companies are turning to software products — packages that include everything from mapping technology to detailed cost analysis — to help them choose the routes that will most boost their bottom lines.

Truckers in Texas now have two more electrified rest stops they can use.

Odyne Systems said Johnson Controls Inc. has made an undisclosed investment in the Waukesha, Wis., maker of modular hybrid power systems for heavy- and medium-duty trucks.

Internet Truckstop said it has reached an agreement with Registry Monitoring Insurance Service to offer services such as tracking of carrier insurance data that can be used by the load-board operator’s customers.

Less-than-truckload giant YRC Worldwide Inc. reported a second-quarter loss of $39.1 million, but said it had its first operating profit since 2008 in the second quarter and announced a restructuring that makes lenders the majority owners of the carrier.

UPS Inc., the largest corporation in North American freight transportation, earned more than $1 billion in net income during the second quarter for the second time since 2007, in spite of the precarious economy.

Shortages of components for new heavy-duty trucks are growing, leading vehicle manufacturers to cut back their sales forecasts as their backlog of truck orders continues to mount, executives said.

American Trucking Associations has formally announced several highlight events of its 2011 Management Conference & Exhibition, scheduled for Oct. 15-18 in Grapevine, Texas.

A coalition of oil users that includes American Trucking Associations recently urged congressional leaders to “fully fund and defend” rules in the new financial reform law designed to curb excessive speculation in oil futures.

The National Transportation Safety Board last week issued a slate of comprehensive regulatory recommendations aimed at reducing the number of cargo tank truck rollovers by mandating the installation of roll stability technologies and improved cargo tank design.