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Chrysler Group will add a second shift with about 850 workers at its Belvidere, Ill., plant to boost production of its Dodge Caliber crossover car, Bloomberg reported.

A good portion of diesel mechanics today are baby boomers, and with the boomers reaching retirement age between 2010 and 2030, industry experts are predicting that a severe diesel mechanic shortage is on the horizon.

Transmission-maker ArvinMeritor Inc. on Sept. 14 had its first day in court with rival Eaton Corp., which ArvinMeritor said has monopolized the North American market for heavy-truck transmissions.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Some truck repair shops are adopting a triage procedure to improve service by avoiding the problem of losing the use of a tractor for days when a simple fix could put the vehicle back on the road.

Rose McMurray, acting head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, told Transport Topics the agency was hopeful of finding a resolution to the ongoing trade row between the U.S. and Mexico over longhaul truck access.

Two Interstate highways remain closed near Atlanta Tuesday afternoon due to continued flooding and the damage storms have caused to the roads.

The Senate approved legislation increasing the funding for the Department of Transportation in 2010, leaving in a provision that would allow Maine to increase the weight limit on Interstate 95 to 100,000 pounds.

Nearly 1,800 special interest groups ranging from road builders trade groups to the AARP spent nearly $45 million and employed 2,100 lobbyists during the first half of 2009, mostly to lobby Congress on a new transportation authorization bill, according to a report of the Washington, D.C., non-profit group Center for Public Integrity.

Faced with an estimated price tag of $4 billion and little financial support from the federal government, local officials are backing away from their initial blueprint for the new Columbia River crossing.

The House Judiciary Committee approved railroad legislation Sept. 16 that is designed to reduce carriers’ pricing power by removing the industry’s anti-trust authority.