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The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear a case concerning a New Jersey regulation that sought to relegate truck traffic to major highways, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

Air cargo shipments rose 9.7% in August compared with the same month last year, the Air Transport Association said Tuesday..

The Senate confirmed Mary Peters to be the 15th secretary of the Department of Transportation on Friday by unanimous consent.

USA Truck responded on Friday to a buyout offer from Liberate Technologies, saying the company has received neither an offer nor prior written correspondence from Liberate.

Jay Coughlan on Sunday took over as chief executive officer of fleet management software company Xata Corp.

Toronto transportation and logistics firm Vitran Corp. on Monday purchased less-than-truckload carrier Pjax Freight System for $132 million.

The Institute for Supply Management said Monday its manufacturing index fell to 52.9 in September, its lowest level since last May.

Construction spending rose 0.3% in August, the Commerce Department said Monday.

HANOVER, Germany — The director of the world’s largest truck maker said there are serious problems with the 2007-model engines that Caterpillar Inc. has provided for testing.

Truck makers and fleet managers said they are concerned new diesel particulate filters and engine-cooling systems in 2007 trucks could decrease hauling capacity.