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Massachusetts and Iowa enacted laws to combat distracted driving late last week, with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) signed legislation Friday outlawing texting while driving, making his the 29th state to outlaw the practice.

Volvo Trucks North America and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the company is recalling nearly 64,000 trucks in the United States for a possible steering linkage problem.

Cummins Inc., the last independent heavy-duty diesel engine maker in the United States, announced several overseas business developments.

Ultra-low-sulfur-diesel fuel, once feared by many truckers as potentially harmful to engines and fuel efficiency, will become by Dec. 1 the only legal fuel allowed for all on-highway diesel-powered vehicles.

U.S. factory orders declined 1.4% in April, the biggest drop since March 2009, the Commerce Department said Friday.

The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 9.5% in June, though payrolls fell for the first time this year, the Labor Department said Friday.

Safety advocate groups once again are pursuing their never-ending effort to reduce the driving time allowed commercial motor vehicle operators.

The proposal for revamping the federal government’s hours-of-service rule for truck drivers that a coalition of interest groups released recently illustrates just how little these political theorists understand about highway safety and the business of moving America’s freight.