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Executives of heavy truck engine maker Cummins Inc. said they would go to court, if necessary, to force competitors to abide by terms of a 1998 federal court consent decree that requires the group produce cleaner engines by October 2002.

With employers facing labor shortages and unprecedented worker mobility, a stable, productive workforce of drivers, owner-operators and support employees is relatively unusual in the rapidly changing trucking industry.

The bad news continues to pile up across the trucking sector and related businesses from the effects of a weak U.S. economy and resurgent energy costs.

New reports Monday from purchasing agents in two of the top U.S. markets spelled worse news about business conditions in the New York area, while Chicago-area factories saw mild improvement in what are still recessionary conditions.

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The U.S. average pump price for diesel fuel fell 0.1 cent in the past week, to 144.2 cents per gallon as of April 30, the Energy Department reported Monday.

Reflective tape on trucks will prevent between 191-350 highway deaths and 7,800 crashes each year, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Kennesaw, Ga.-based Trism Inc., a flatbed trucking company that hauls specialized heavy loads and hazardous materials, said Friday it “is currently in preliminary discussions with third parties who have expressed an interest in acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of Trism.”