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Air freight traffic is expected to make big gains worldwide this year in weight and revenue. But U.S. air freight truckers fear they may not have all the hands they need to move their share.

A Senate committee killed or tabled two of three bills to crack down on truckers who speed in New Mexico.

Virginia State Police officers cracking down on speeding motorists along Interstate 81 in handed out 1,730 summonses, but only 192 went to truckers.

A proposal to negotiate a new hours of service rule for truck drivers was criticized this week by highway safety advocate Joan Claybrook and Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn.

TT File PhotoThe Arkansas House passed legislation Wednesday to raise fuel taxes on passenger vehicles and heavy trucks to pay for rebuilding the state's highways. Additionally, it voted to refer to voters a $575 million bond issue to speed reconstruction of interstates.

Lawmakers heard differing points of view this week on whether the railroad industry should be re-regulated at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Board.

Federal aviation and maritime programs would receive more money if the House Transportation Committee is able to enact a plan to remove annual spending caps on the programs’ trust funds over the next two years.

Transit Group agreed to buy Massengill Trucking Services for a combination of cash and stock.

After a two week decline, the national average diesel price edged up slightly this week to 95.6 cents per gallon, up from 95.3 cents per gallon the previous week, according to the Energy Information Department.

Freightliner Corporation has agreed to acquire an ownership interest in TravelCenters of America, a network of full-service highway travel centers in the U.S.