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New Mexico is targeting unqualified commercial drivers with a program that includes an undercover sting operation.

Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.) has introduced legislation reauthorizing the Surface Transportation Board that would have a drastic effect on future rail mergers.

This afternoon's headlines: Hazmat routes to change in Laredo; Company pitches LED lighting system for trucks and trailers; and German e-commerce firms to use UPS.

The Utah Motor Transportation Association has started its winter weather watch, helping to keep trucking companies up-to-date on road conditions across the state and beyond.

The National Industrial Transportation League will hold a public forum Jan. 11 on the problems of CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern in the wake of their purchase of Conrail.

In the news this morning: FDX invests in National Transportation Exchange; Canadian trucker blasts speeding drivers; and CPR's new Expressway service already profitable.

Lawmakers broke a logjam over creation of a federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, leading the House to pass a revised version of its truck and safety bill Nov. 18 and clearing the way for Senate passage, which was imminent at press time.

Two companies with the same goal — to dominate the package delivery and logistics market worldwide — are gearing up to battle each other in the global marketplace.

The price of diesel fuel jumped 2.7 cents a gallon last week, the biggest one-week rise since April, and observers say the highest futures prices for crude oil since the Persian Gulf War foretell of more increases before year’s end.