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One month after the Supreme Court denied to hear a case concerning a New Jersey regulation that sought to relegate truck traffic to major highways, the state is proposing new truck routing restrictions.

Crude oil futures, which reached a 17-month low on Friday, climbed past the $60-a-barrel mark at the close of trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

Saia Inc., parent of less-than-truckload carrier Saia Motor Freight Line, on Monday announced it acquired The Connection Company, a less-than-truckload carrier based in Columbus, Ohio, for $17.5 million.

Expedited air and ground carrier Kitty Hawk on Monday said it signed a $29.33 million contract with the United States Postal Service to manage a daytime air and ground cargo network for holiday season mail.

The Conference Board said Monday its index of leading economic indicators rose 0.2% in October after a revised gain of 0.4% a month earlier.

IdleAire’s Losses Widen in 3Q • Tele Atlas to Use GlobeXplorer Technologies in Digital Map Applications • Geocomtms Adds Dynamic Sourcing Component to A.MAZE Petroleum Application • UQM Delivers Motor/Generator System for Hybrid Truck Development Program

State and local governments are experimenting with new ways of generating funds for highway work as gasoline taxes fail to generate adequate revenue for such projects, the USA Today reported Monday.

European buyers now have the option of equipping a new Mercedes-Benz Actros so that it can “clamp down” the full braking power of tractor and trailer — without any action by the driver, but only in certain emergency situations.

ASHINGTON — A coalition of truck makers, trailer manufacturers and government officials here showed aerodynamic equipment for trucks and trailers that resulted from a two-year partnership of four major truck makers and the Department of Energy to develop more aerodynamic heavy trucks. br clear="all">

Less than truckload carrier Pitt Ohio Express and The CEI Group, an accident and risk-management firm, have partnered to launch TruckGuardian Group, a joint venture truck services company.