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Navistar International Corp., parent company for International Truck and Engine, reported a 2.1% rise in earnings for the second quarter of its fiscal year – mainly due to increased delivery truck sales and engine shipments.

In the news this morning: BNSF cutting some wheat rates to compete with trucking; Alberta truckers discuss fuel cost management; and high-tech big rig tours North America.

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This afternoon's headlines: KLLM board accepts Liles' new buyout offer; Witness in Illinois CDL trial says bribes were not extorted; and trucking company offers reward in driver stabbing at a Minnesota rest area.

The game is on for in-cab computers sales, with everybody and his brother trying to design a device for carriers to install in trucks.

Global positioning systems will be 10 times more precise now that the Clinton administration has decided to unscramble satellite signals that had been reserved for military applications.

The Teamsters and Overnite Transportation exchanged blows through press releases that detailed violations of court orders in Minnesota related to the union's ongoing strike against the less-than-truckload carrier.

The government’s hours-of-service proposal is designed to prevent 2,600 truck-related crashes and 115 fatalities a year, but critics say it does not weigh the safety effects of putting more trucks on the road to compensate for the longer rest periods.

In the news this morning: U.S., Canada diverge on hours of service rules; Iveco looks to expand its presence in the international truck market; and rising estimates, construction delays may eventually force heavy trucks off Interstate 95 bridge near Washington, D.C.