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The National Transportation Safety Board removed a recommendation for crash-recording "black boxes" on trucks from its list of "Most Wanted" safety actions and renewed its call for tighter medical evaluations of commercial vehicle drivers.

CHICAGO — Federal health and law enforcement officials last week called on trucking to help shape plans to counter potential bioterrorist attacks and strikes against the nation’s food supply.

EU Looks for Guidance on U.S. Steel Tariffs • Trucking Executive Says Easing Congestion Crucial • Senate GOP Rallying for Repeal of Estate Tax • Air Association to Offer Insurance to Members • And more...

Search Still on for Stolen Cyanide; Officials Tighten Border • Committee Seeks $31 Billion for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Defense • Cargo Security Flawed, USA Today Reports • Magaw: No Guns in the Cockpit • And more...

NEW YORK - Kevin Knight, chairman of truckload carrier Knight Transportation, said that his firm has filed a breach of contract suit against Freightliner LCC, claiming the truck manufacturer failed to honor its four-year rolling truck purchase agreement.

WASHINGTON — All U.S. police officers should be trained to understand basic motor carrier operations and regulations if emerging homeland security plans include steps to protect highway transportation against terrorist threats, the head of the organization that represents trucking safety enforcement officers said.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.While the impressive growth in gross domestic product in the first quarter would seem to indicate an economic recovery might be in the making, the Environmental Protection Agency’s new engine standards, set to go into effect on Oct. 1 of this year, represent a significant economic setback to original equipment manufacturers, the motor carrier industry and the shipping public just as the economy is beginning to turn around.

Philly Fed Survey Finds Low Risk of New Recession • Cargo Plane Crashes After Take-Off • Temp Hirings Signal Improvement in Labor Market • Teamsters Endorse Pataki for N.Y. Governor • And more...

Bentley Systems Wins Caltrans Contract • Old Dominion Freight Line Implements Aether Technology • IBM Develops Ultra-Fast Transistor • Verizon Wireless Launches Phone Internet Plan • Calif. Transit Firm to Offer Fuels Testing • And more ...

The index of U.S. leading economic indicators decreased 0.4% in April in its first drop since September 2001, the Conference Board said Monday..