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A federal judge last week temporarily blocked a ban on owner-operators at the Port of Los Angeles, granting an injunction sought by American Trucking Associations.

TransForce Inc., Canada's largest trucking company, said Friday its third-quarter profit rose to C$25 million as it cut costs to offset weak conditions across the industry, Bloomberg reported.

The average retail price of both diesel and gasoline dipped last week for the first time in a month, the Department of Energy reported.

Dean Newell, vice president of safety and training for Maverick Transportation, was recently honored as National Safety Director of the Year by American Trucking Associations’ Safety Management Council.

When transport industry leaders gather Nov. 14-16 for the annual TransComp/Intermodal Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., they will be probing for solutions to wide-ranging regulatory, commercial and policy issues, including the Compliance, Safety and Accountability program of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and infrastructure funding.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ruled that it is illegal for the state of New Jersey and two local governments to require trucks to carry or display decals or other forms of identification.

New building techniques and innovative materials are helping to make trailers, especially dry vans and reefers, lighter, more fuel efficient and better at fighting corrosion, manufacturers said.

Tonnage hauled by U.S. truckers in September was 5.1% greater than what they carried in the same month a year ago, the 10th consecutive month that loads have grown when compared with year-ago results, American Trucking Associations said last week.

Orders for new heavy-duty trucks jumped about 40% in September compared with the same month last year, an unexpectedly strong showing that analysts said resulted from a sharp boost in trucker confidence that sets the stage for a strong sales year in 2011.

The Obama administration last week proposed the first-ever regulations to set commercial truck fuel-efficiency and carbon-emission standards.