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Pacer International Inc. continued its management changeover by appointing a new executive vice president and revising the duties of two other executives.

I’m writing in response to the May 31 article “New U.S. Plan Leads to Surge in Hiring of Safety Specialists,” which discusses the push to hire safety professionals as carriers prepare for Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010.

Despite occasional hyperventilation from advocacy groups and some politicians, trucking’s safety performance is steadily improving and the industry’s dedication to playing its part in keeping America’s highways safe should be unquestioned.

Officials at the Port of Los Angeles are crediting their clean trucks program for significantly lowering diesel emissions in 2009.

Navistar International Corp. more than doubled its net income during the three months ended April 30, even though the company’s second fiscal-quarter revenue dipped, compared with the same time last year.

Allied Systems Holdings and the Teamsters union are clashing over the possible reversal of a 17.5% pay cut the union agreed to three years ago when the car hauler emerged from bankruptcy.

The Senate Commerce Committee last week approved a bill aimed at encouraging states to pass their own distracted driving laws, sending the measure to the Senate floor.

LANDOVER, Md. — Their hands covered with black grease, inspectors spent hours on their backs under truck chassis, listened for air leaks in brake lines and squinted over countless driver certifications at Roadcheck this year.

New Class 8 truck orders shot up significantly in May from a year earlier, although they were down slightly from April, two independent research firms reported.