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Just how much will the proposed changes in the hours-of-service regulations cost? It depends on who you ask. While the feds estimate the rule will cost $3.4 billion, industry groups say the cost could reach $130 billion.

With backing from an Atlanta venture capital firm, Thomas M. Caudell is turning the lowly business of lumping into a big, high-tech center of profits.

Parcel carriers are used to expedited deliveries and fast transit times, but United Parcel Service is buying a little more speed as an official sponsor of a Nascar racing team.

Trucking in Europe can provide valuable guidance to its U.S. counterparts, according to a study commissioned by the Office of International Programs at the Federal Highway Administration.

In the news this morning: Cummins' net tops Wall Street estimates, but engine maker cautions about truck market weakness; United Arab Emirates says oil production will rise if OPEC reaches consensus; oil pushes import prices up while jobless claims jump; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Better information for shippers, carriers behind FreightWise-NTE deal; transportation summit called for in Connecticut; truck repossessions continue to mount; and more.

Today's technology headlines: PNV adds Williams to list of truckstop outlets; Truckinguniverse industry shopping site goes live; distribution system takes off for clothing retailer American Eagle; and more.

Rail freight traffic, led by a 9% surge in coal volumes, increased 6.1%, and intermodal loadings rose 3.8% last week, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.

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.

Diesel and gasoline prices receded in Illinois last week after suspension of the state’s sales tax on motor fuel. Within days, the tax holiday knocked a nickel or more off pump prices.