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Despite its imminent purchase by Volvo, Mack Trucks will go ahead with plans to roll out a full line of Class 8 trucks that are designed to provide a “bridge” to the next generation of commercial vehicles.

A House appropriations subcommittee granted the Department of Transportation another $605 million for 2001, boosting DOT’s overall spending plan to $55.2 billion, or about $5.2 billion over 2000.

In the news this morning: Truckers in California being hit with higher insurance premiums; New York investment house raises its stake in Navistar; and Barrels of sodium cyanide stolen from a big rig lead to evacuations in New York.

About one in six long-haul truckload carriers are yielding to the pressure to increase driver wages, according to a recent survey.

The Professional Truck Driver Institute plans to split off from the Truckload Carriers Association after spending four years with the group.

The “Love Bug” virus rippled across the Internet last week, putting the bite on a number of carriers and trucking-related businesses.

The national average price of diesel fuel dropped for the second straight week, but the price of crude oil was on the rise due to predictions of shortages in the autumn and winter.

The decision by Texas to require a special clean diesel fuel in the Dallas area reawakens trucking’s fear that carriers will have to buy fuel on a state-by-state basis.

The Canadian reaction to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s release of its hours-of-service proposal was subdued in most quarters, more than a week after the unveiling caused a commotion throughout this country.

In the news this morning: Pennsylvania State Police says recent crackdown on Interstate 78 found most trucks had safety violations; Volvo will seek further expansion after buying Renault unit; and Overnite labor hearing delayed until June.