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Two years after truckers won a decade-long battle to win new federally mandated chassis-safety rules, broad disagreement about the effect of those changes remains, marketplace confusion reigns and operational issues are unresolved, according to trucking officials and consultants.

Indications are growing that carriers, brokers and shippers are shifting freight-buying habits to make more use of spot markets and load boards as freight capacity continues to tighten, sources said.

The average price of a gallon retail diesel fuel rose 2.4 cents a gallon last week to $3.923, the second straight weekly increase, according to the Department of Energy.

Class 8 truck sales and orders have continued to outpace the expectations of analysts and company executives, creating a round of hiring at truck plants and a healthy backlog of orders that should keep the plants busy for months to come.

A U.S. District Court in California reopened the nearly two-year-old arrangement that regulates truck environmental standards at the Port of Long Beach, part of the nation’s busiest container complex.

James Welch, CEO of parcel carrier Dynamex Inc., has left the firm, parent company TransForce Inc. said in a statement.

James Welch, CEO of parcel carrier Dynamex Inc., has left the firm, parent company TransForce Inc. said in a statement.

Freight rail line Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday its second-quarter profit rose 10% from a year ago on higher volume despite severe flooding in the Midwest.

An index of leading economic indicators rose in June, but at a slower pace than May, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.

PeopleNet Communications, which makes integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems for the trucking industry, will be acquired by technology firm Trimble Navigation.