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The Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday unveiled what it said was the first-ever series hydraulic hybrid diesel delivery vehicle, developed with several trucking firms and the U.S. Army.

Transportation and logistics firm Universal Express said Wednesday it completed acquiring a 60% interest in Global Trucking, based in Miami, in a deal worth $900,000.

A bankruptcy judge has given Delphi Corp. an extra six months — through Feb. 1 — to file a reorganization plan, keeping the company in line to bankruptcy court protection next year, Bloomberg reported.

Worldwide international shipping rates are dropping as overall demand dips and more big ships come on line, but traffic into the busy ports in southern California is projected to continue rising this year, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Western Peterbilt, the largest operator of heavy-duty truck dealerships in the Pacific Northwest, said late Monday it named Frank Anglin its chief executive officer.

U.S. new housing starts jumped 5% in May, rebounding from a 13-month low, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

Heavy-duty truck manufacturers had their second-busiest month ever in May, selling 25,149 Class 8 vehicles, a 20% jump from a year ago.

North Carolina’s tax on motor fuels will remain at a record level of nearly 30 cents a gallon through the end of the year and will not change July 1 because average wholesale prices have remained static, the Associated Press reported.

Oil's share of world energy demand will decline over the next 25 years, the Energy Department said Tuesday, as high prices spur greater use of other fuels such as coal, natural gas and renewable fuels.

The national average retail price of diesel fuel fell 0.3 cent to $2.915 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.