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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. t’s heartening to see all the activity in preparation for the next change in U.S. environmental rules covering heavy-duty diesel engines, which will become effective with the 2007 models.

The average retail price of regular gasoline rose 5.18 cents in the past two weeks to $2.04 per gallon on Oct. 22, according to the Lundberg Survey of stations nationwide.

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. said Friday it agreed to purchase a 49% stake of truckload carrier Arnold Transportation for about $6.4 million.

Congress approved a $136 billion corporate tax bill last week that would change the payment structure of the excise tax on tires and eliminate quarterly payments of the heavy-vehicle use tax.

Truck makers’ inability to keep pace with Class 8 demand could lead to soaring equipment prices for years to come, fleets and analysts said, prompting some motor carriers to lock in deals now to guarantee price and delivery — and to plan future purchases sooner than they normally would.

Natso Inc., the Alexandria, Va.-based trade association representing travel plazas and truck stops, said Oct. 12 it had named Lisa Mullings as its new president.

The price of crude oil closed above $55 a barrel in New York for the first time on Friday..

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. recently returned from participating in the International Motor Show for Commercial Vehicles in Hanover, Germany, and was telling my colleagues in the business of manufacturing fifth wheels for tractors how impressed I was with it.

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