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PNV will not meet its capital needs beyond February without additional financing, the company stated in a quarterly report filed last week.

Parents of a teenage driver killed when his car went under the side of a semitrailer were awarded $400,000 by a Texas jury, which found the manufacturer negligent for not having side underride guards on its trailer.

In the news this morning: Colder winter predictions raise crude oil prices; 12 states push for Calif.-type engine standards; diesel engine maker Cummins may cut more jobs; and more.

Today's technology headlines: E-retailers vow to deliver the goods for the holidays; Landstar keeps the trucks running via homemade Internet applications; E-Steel moves industry value chain online; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Gas prices drop, but still higher than a year ago; Chrysler may face plant shutdowns; Tower Group opens Denver office; and more to come.

Along with all the attention focused on choosing the next president on Nov. 7 came the less dramatic task of voting on the public referendums found on 42 state ballots. In at least eight states, those initiative included issues of importance to trucking and transportation.

State trucking associations were still gauging the effect of changes at the legislative level the week after the Nov. 7 general election.

With not even two years in business, Paxis LLC is suspending operations on its nationwide package delivery services, the company announced earlier this week.

In the news this morning: DaimlerChrysler names commercial-truck chief to head up U.S. operations; C.R. England sets reefer surcharge; Trailmobile posts 4Q profit amid lower revenues; and more.