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The diverse views on proposed changes to the hours of service regulations for U.S. truckers were heard July 6 at the start of the last of eight public hearings on the controversial proposal.

While members of the oil cartel argued over production increases last week, fuel users in the United States saw little relief as the national average price of diesel rose 2.1 cents a gallon and hit a 15-week high in the latest federal survey.

Members of the Truckload Carriers Association voted overwhelmingly to spend as much as one-half million dollars from their reserve funds to fight proposed changes in the hours-of-service regulations.

The fear of some California trucking operations that they would have to start paying their drivers overtime after eight hours of work in a day was put to rest when a July 1 deadline passed without authorities changing trucking’s exemption from state work rules.

In the news this morning: Roadway's second-quarter net beats Wall Street estimates; High Road's tender offer brings in 83% of KLLM stock; Airborne Freight talks down earnings outlook as domestic shipments slow; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Federal hours of service hearings draw to a close; TransFinancial says Crouse, Specialized subsidiaries get new financing; FedEx, UPS and Cummins Diesel among Fortune's Top 50 companies for minorities; and more.

Commercial trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds and registered in the state of New York must now display their federal Department of Transportation registration number, the Albany Business Review reported.

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American Trucking Associations wants the Department of Transportation to scrap its proposed revisions to the hours-of-service regulations in favor of negotiating a rule with industry and other stakeholders.