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A resolution has been introduced in the Kentucky House of Representatives that, if adopted, would begin anew the fight over that state’s ton-mile and usage taxes.

The Minnesota Trucking Association expects a bill requiring that all diesel fuel sold in the state be part biodiesel to be introduced in the legislature within the next few weeks.

The roster of players in the truckload sector of the industry will continue changing drastically this year, according to a survey of stock analysts who follow trucking.

The Federal Reserve’s Jan. 3 cut in short-term interest rates is not likely to have an immediate impact on the sale of new and used trucks, despite increasingly aggressive sales promotions manufacturers and dealers are taking.

With both the manufacturing and retail sectors signaling a crunch in December, and with more trucking and other transportation companies warning in January about rising losses as their customers retrench, the Federal Reserve should cut interest rates another half-point at the end of this month.

If ever there was a time to hone productivity, it is now. With fuel costs through the roof and cash in short supply, fleet managers strain to wring the last ounce of productivity from every asset in the fleet. ell, maybe not every asset.

With FedEx Corp.’s flag now planted squarely in the less-than-truckload sector, industry speculation has turned toward arch-competitor United Parcel Service for the next likely move.

A detailed human-factors analysis of three fatal truck accidents in Canada adds weight to the argument that improving driver safety performance is extremely complex and that highly variable factors such as time since the driver last ate a meal should get more attention.

The North American Free Trade Agreement arbitration panel ruling on the U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking dispute will release its report on Feb. 5. The report, believed to find the U.S. violated Nafta by refusing to allow Mexican trucks to enter the country, was expected by Jan. 10.

The Defense Department is slated to approve a new regime for paying fuel surcharges in late January that will then go into effect April 1, according to an official of the Military Traffic Management Command.