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The Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association said 84% of its members experienced sales growth during the second quarter, with 28% reporting “substantial growth.”

Pilot Corp. and Flying J Inc. said they are preparing to integrate their massive network of interstate truck stops after reaching several agreements that should allow their proposed merger to move forward.

Implementation of new intermodal chassis safety rules got off to a rocky start on June 30 because of electronic filing failures, but industry officials said they hope an agreement between two trade groups will make the process easier for truckers and other industry participants.

WASHINGTON —The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said her agency is concerned about what it sees as the slow pace of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in instituting needed changes.

The Western Governors’ Association has urged Congress to allow interested states to create pilot programs to evaluate the benefits and costs of adding routes for longer combination vehicles.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, noting “growing interest” in alternative-fuel conversion systems, recently proposed to streamline certification of aftermarket conversions that turn Class 8 diesel engines into engines that can burn diesel and natural gas.

For-hire trucking companies hired 1,000 workers in June, the third consecutive month the number of industry jobs increased, the Labor Department said July 2.

As the recession appears to be waning and freight shipments increase, trucking-related firms such as the Allen Lund Cos. say they are seeing a shift in the loads-procurement marketplace, while others — including Con-way’s brokerage unit — are turning to new technological formats to find cargo in need of transportation.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is 60% of the way to its broad goal of doubling its shipping efficiency by 2015 by streamlining every aspect of the freight movement process, according to its leading sustainability official.