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Senators blasted the chairman of the Surface Transportation Board Wednesday, saying more needs to be done to strengthen railroad competition and lower rail fuel surcharges, the Associated Press reported.

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New regulations set to take effect in Illinois July 1 will limit idling of Class 2 and higher diesel-powered trucks to 10 minutes in the Chicago and East St. Louis, Ill., metro areas.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have required haulers of flammable liquids to fully drain the pipes used in loading and unloading after a pickup or delivery.

While meeting the Bush administration’s request for more than $500 million in funding for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for fiscal 2007, the House Appropriations Committee issued an accompanying report chiding the agency for its handling of carrier safety compliance reviews and new driver training.

Rail industry officials told Congress they need liability limits for accidental hazardous-material releases because recent high-profile accidents have caused insurers to reduce their levels of coverage.

DUMFRIES, Va. — Virginia State Police Lieutenant Herb Bridges said that during his career in law enforcement and performing safety inspections of heavy-duty trucks, he has seen some pretty interesting things.

FedEx Corp. said Wednesday its fiscal fourth-quarter net income was $568 million or $1.82 a share, up from $448 million or $1.46 a year earlier.

U.S. Bank will purchase truckload carrier Schneider National’s payment services unit, the two companies said Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said Wednesday it is withdrawing from certain segments of its private-label tire business in North America.