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The good news is that the trucking business is pretty good and is getting better. The bad news is that the economy is somewhat better, but it’s not getting better fast enough or strongly enough. And that’s where our troubles begin.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it has dropped a requirement that truckers submit a chassis condition report even if the equipment is not defective.

Trucking added 5,900 jobs in July as payrolls in the private business sector increased by 71,000, despite an overall loss of 131,000 jobs, largely because temporary census jobs ended, the Department of Labor reported Aug. 6.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — PeopleNet unveiled here the first display upgrade for its mobile communication system since 2007, one intended for use outside a truck.

Federal legislation that would ban the use of double-decker trailers to transport horses has drawn the ire of trucking and other interest groups because they say there has not been adequate debate.

An Environmental Protection Agency proposal to designate scrap tires and used oil as solid waste could be extremely costly for the trucking industry, American Trucking Associations said.

The changes the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is making to its CSA safety-monitoring system will lead to increased enforcement in the two areas that correlate least with future crash risk, an examination of the revisions has found.

Fleet failures slowed sharply in the second quarter after a bulge earlier in the year, dropping to the lowest number in nearly four years because the trucking business is gaining strength, an Avondale Partners report said.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The National Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion said he would like to think that he had a little help clinching top honors.

Daimler Trucks North America revved up the dispute between proponents of the two different diesel emissions reduction technologies, saying in a widely distributed letter to the trucking industry that rival Navistar Inc. “intentionally confused customers with fear-mongering, deception and distraction.”