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Today's technology headlines: PanAmSat satellite ceases transmissions; UK mobile phones to carry health warnings; satellite Internet access aimed at remote areas; and more.

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The Truckload Carriers Association passed a resolution encouraging members to hire drivers who have passed training courses certified by TCA’s Professional Truck Driver Institute.

In the news this morning: Crude oil supplies rise, prices fall; DaimlerChrysler to idle three plants; Trimac shareholders approve privatization plan; and more.

FedEx Corp.’s $1.2 billion purchase of American Freightways Corp. will create a super-regional less-than-truckload carrier that both brings some consolidation to a sector of the industry and issues a fresh challenge to transportation powerhouse and rival United Parcel Service.

Congressional Republicans say they will mount an effort to stop new workplace ergonomics rules from being implemented when they return to Washington early next month.

A top Teamsters union official, in what could be a significant turning point in relations with trucking management, pledged to work with trucking companies to increase productivity, improve workplace safety and attract new employees to the industry.

In one corner are the truckers and their customers who believe they can improve their economic productivity by increasing the capacity of a trailer for additional cargo weight or more cubic space.

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics is considering major changes in the way it measures the flow of goods and materials in the United States.