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FMCSA Rules Brokers Must Still Register • Delaware Anti-Idling Law Goes Into Effect • Pennsylvania Increases Fines for Unsafe Highway Driving

Members of the board charged with crafting a replacement for the Single State Registration System said a recent decision by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration could delay the timetable for completing its work.

A transportation industry coalition defending the federal driver hours-of-service regulation said consumer and labor groups challenging the rules made misleading statements and misinterpreted data in arguments they made in court.

The U.S. Transportation Department’s transportation services index fell 0.4% in July from June and the freight index also declined, DOT said Tuesday.

UPS has completed the launch of its Billing Analysis Tool, the package carrier said Wednesday.

Ford Motor Co. announced Tuesday that former Boeing executive Alan Mulally will replace Bill Ford as the company’s chief executive officer.

Worker productivity rose at a revised 1.6% annual rate in the second quarter, up from an initially-reported increase of 1.1%, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

Trucking technology company TMW Systems has acquired Maddocks Systems, a Canadian firm that provides software for the trucking industry, TMW said Wednesday.

The Army has awarded delivery contracts to FedEx and UPS for the Defense Logistics Agency’s surface small package program, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

Crude oil futures fell $1.10 to close at $67.50 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.