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Volvo Trucks North America Inc. on Monday unveiled a new family of Class 8 work trucks that it said would be available through dealers in the United States, Canada and Mexico in late September.

Days after a U.S. appeals court upheld a federal rail merger moratorium, giant North American freight railroads Canadian National and Burlington Northern Santa Fe said they are calling off their planned merger.

California air regulators announced plans to require the owners of 1.25 million diesel engines to install filters to catch fine pollution particles.

Overnite Transportation announced late Friday a 5.5% rate increase on non-contractual shipments, effective Aug. 14. The move follows the lead of fellow carrier giants Yellow Freight System and Consolidated Freightways.

When Pennsylvania officials and representatives of the state’s trucking industry hit the streets for a coordinated safety check, they handed out free goodies as well as out-of-service tickets.

Overnite Transportation Co. said employees at its Toledo, Ohio, service center filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board on July 18 to decertify the Teamsters union as their bargaining agent.

In the news this morning: ATA, carriers sue Oregon over weight-distance tax; Confirmed as new Commerce secretary, Mineta to leave ITS board; Mexico's Dina eyes its truck-building contract with Western Star; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Industrial nations call for oil price relief; boiler makers join ATA in suit against EPA; Southern Calif. air quality regulators want sulfur cut back by 2004