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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.   There has been some debate lately about increasing the broker bond from $10,000 — to as much as $500,000 — in order to protect motor carriers and shippers. Increasing the bond, however, will not achieve the results desired by those seeking the increase.

Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Roadway Corp. said May 3 that it planned to exit its tire outsourcing agreement with retread rubber and retreading equipment maker Bandag Inc. by mid-year.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.In the context of compiling statistics or developing legislation, what should the definition of cargo theft be?

The United States Postal Service said it would replace its fleet of about 2,000 Class 8 tractors in 2005 and that its normal eight-year replacement cycle would enable the federally owned corporation to bypass the Environmental Protection Agency’s next two deadlines for additional emissions restrictions on heavy-duty diesel engines.

ATRI to Study Security Technologies • Security Plans Weighed for Nuclear Sites • More Travelers, Fewer Screeners Mean Airport Delays This Summer

Oil Price Closes Above $40 a Barrel in New York • Truckers in Houston Protest High Fuel Costs • Contract Talks Resume Between Caterpillar, UAW • USF Dugan Workers in Kansas City May Vote Again on Union • And more...

The Department of Energy said Monday the average retail price of diesel fuel rose 2.8 cents to $1.745 per gallon, moving to within 3 cents of its record high. br clear=all>

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he frustration truckers feel over surging fuel costs began to spill over in recent days, with protests first on the West Coast and then in the East.

Environmental Protection Agency head Mike Leavitt on Tuesday signed new regulations that would cut air pollution from tractors, bulldozers and other off-road diesel vehicles by over 90%, news services reported..