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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has sent a new version of its truck-driver hours-of-service regulation to the White House budget office for review, and trucking representatives said the reworked rule could be published soon.

Truckload company Star Transportation, Nashville, Tenn., said Tuesday it has purchased Camp Transportation of Jacksonville, Fla. Terms were not disclosed.

Air cargo firm ABX Air reported late Tuesday it earned $6.8 million or 12 cents a share in the second quarter, up from $5.8 million or 10 cents a year earlier.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rucking officials said a recent study that found an increase in accidents involving commercial trucks on the Ohio Turnpike since the speed limit was raised was inconclusive because it did not provide enough information as to whom was at fault.

Biometric ID Program Facing Hurdles, N.Y. Times Says • Transplace Sells Unit to Compliance Safety Systems • N.Y. Halts Thruway Work • Suspected Mad Cow Case Tests Negative

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ongress ordered federal regulators to issue a rule making owners of intermodal chassis responsible for their safety and for maintaining the equipment.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Department of Energy said diesel prices would average $2.29 this year — 26% higher than last year’s $1.81 average price. Gasoline will average $2.21, about 17% higher than last year’s $1.85 average, DOE said.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rude oil prices hit another record high Wednesday, touching $65 a barrel before finishing the trading day at a record closing price of $64.90 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg reported.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. resident Bush signed the $286.4 billion transportation bill into law Wednesday near Aurora, Ill., news services reported.

The average price of U.S. retail diesel rose 5.9 cents to $2.407 a gallon, just 0.1 cent behind the all-time record set July 11, and gasoline prices surged to a record high, the Department of Energy reported Monday.