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A workshop to develop a rating system for brake linings and a keynote address by Gregory Swienton, president and chairman of dedicated carriage and logistics provider Ryder System Inc., are the scheduled highlights of the Technology and Maintenance Council’s fall meeting.

Caterpillar Inc. said Monday that due to lower demand for heavy-duty truck engines, it will temporarily shut several plants and lay off about 3,000 people during the fourth quarter.

DOT Offers Online Rulemaking Report • NEXIQ Files for Chapter 11 • Michelin Calls New Tire System Unique •

A temporary suspension or liberalization of federal hours-of-service rules for truck drivers could help in the effort to clear away the backlog at West Coast Ports, the president of the American Trucking Associations suggested Friday.

WASHINGTON — Yellow Transportation took to the U.S. Supreme Court its fight to be repaid $500,000 in trucking fees it says Michigan illegally collected.

Maryland and Delaware State Police combined to thwart an alleged cargo theft ring last week after a trucking company owner reported that two trailers equipped with tracking technology had been stolen from his lot.

etail spending dropped 1.2% in September, the Commerce Department reported Friday, although the movement is up 0.1% if auto sales are disregarded.

Layoffs Could Trigger New Recession, Economic Group Says • Gasoline Prices Continue Decline in West • Top Officers Bid to Buy Landair • Port Closure Cuts Intermodal Total •

WASHINGTON — The less-than-truckload industry and the Teamsters kicked off negotiations Oct. 8 over a new labor pact, with the union searching for more health and pension benefits and higher wages and management saying it needed greater flexibility to delve into new types of businesses.