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The Department of Transportation's comment period for the proposed changes to the hours-of-service regulation began last week, but response was already flowing into the agency as truck drivers, industry executives and safety critics took to the Internet to post their opinions.

Cheating the wind to save fuel — more properly known as the science of aerodynamics — seems to have caught on with the cabs of today’s highway tractors. But truckers and fleet managers have been slow to warm up to aerodynamic trailers.

The Manitoba Trucking Association is making a dent in the province’s driver shortage and groups of unemployed Manitobans will benefit from its efforts in Canada.

This afternoon's headlines: Truck inspectors hit the highways in Minnesota; Former W. Va. truck inspector sentenced for extortion; and Michigan to close rest stop on Interstate 96 for roadwork.

The elected leader of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance wants to build partnerships with highway safety and truck crash victim advocacy groups to help improve truck and bus safety.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. traffic congestion is getting worse, costing millions of hours in lost time and millions of dollars in wasted fuel, according to a study released Monday.

In the news this morning: Vermont lawmakers work on diesel tax compromise; Illinois Transportation Association launches safety-certification campaign; and Arkansas Trucking Association chief says new hours rules wil hurt industry.

The National Transportation Safety Board is about to chide the Department of Transportation for not providing truck drivers adequate opportunities to get a full measure of rest while on the road, according to the chairman of the NTSB.

Idling trucks eat up an average annual profit of $1,800 a unit, according to the Department of Energy, much of which is spent heating and cooling the cab and keeping the engine warm.

This afternoon's headlines: California transit officials say no HOT lanes for Orange Freeway; Ontario trucks passing "Drive Clean" emissions tests; and Volvo faces major strikes, shutdowns at its European plants.