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U.S. truck fleets are seeing the second coming of air disc brakes — whether they want to or not.

Nine consecutive weeks of increases have brought the national average price of diesel fuel up 15.8 cents to $1.461 per gallon, 0.1 cent above last week, the Department of Energy reported Tuesday.

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.

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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.

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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.