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Hino Trucks USA, Novi, Mich., said on July 12 its cabover trucks in Classes 4-5 and conventional trucks in Classes 6-7 have been approved to use up to B20 biodiesel.

EnviroDock Inc. has completed a truck-stop electrification project at the TR Auto Truck Plaza in Dandridge, Tenn., marking the latest installation of technology designed to reduce idling and enhance driver comfort.

StarTrak Information Technologies LLC said truckload carrier Hirschbach Motor Lines Inc. has begun deploying the supplier’s Sentry communications system on refrigerated trailers.

The ongoing heat wave over much of the country is causing railroad rails and asphalt roads in some Midwestern states to expand and buckle, forcing transportation officials to make repairs and railroads to pay close attention to their tracks’ safety, the Associated Press reported.

Cash fares will rise 10% on the Pennsylvania turnpike in 2012, but tolls will remain the same for E-ZPass users.

YRC Worldwide said it has named transportation industry veteran James Welch its new CEO, effective immediately, following the company’s restructuring.

Truck and auto components maker Eaton Corp. said Monday its second-quarter profit rose 47% as its truck unit’s sales rose to a quarterly record.

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said late Monday it will acquire Iteris Inc.’s vehicle sensors business, including Iteris’ lane departure warning system.

Dozens of airport construction projects around the country are on hold and thousands of workers are furloughed because Congress has not passed legislation to keep the Federal Aviation Administration operating, the Associated Press reported Monday.