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The amount of cargo carried by U.S. trucks fell 8.7% in June from the previous month, the American Trucking Associations said.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Truckers on Canada's West Coast were closely watching labor negotiations between U.S. longshoremen and the Pacific Maritime Association as port container traffic here increased.

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance criticized as unsafe a recent Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration internal policy decision under which agency field staff would ignore violations or accidents by truckers on intrastate trips in determining safety ratings.

Cummins Submits Third Engine for EPA Approval • TRW Auto Division to Stay Intact • Recession Ended in December 2001, Fed Survey Finds • Oklahoma Vehicle Tax Chief to Be Replaced • And more...

Paccar Inc.’s two truck-making companies — Peterbilt and Kenworth — are offering potential customers free extended warranties and other discounts on tractors with lower-emission engines from Cummins Inc. in an attempt to spark slumping sales.

As Americans, we expect our government to do the right thing and act with integrity. The impending October deadline under the 1998 diesel engine consent decrees is one egregious example where our government has failed us. America’s motor carriers have been placed in the middle of a dispute between the Environmental Protection Agency, the courts and the engine manufacturers.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.When Mack Trucks sued the Environmental Protection Agency alone in 1998, no one wanted to join in the lawsuit, including the American Trucking Associations.

Freightliner LLC, North America’s largest truck maker, has filed a civil suit against truckload carrier Swift Transportation Co. and its leasing subsidiary asking for almost $10 million in damages, alleging the trucking company overbilled the manufacturer on warranty work.

More Steel Tariff Exclusions Announced • Officials Defend Fed’s Decision Not to Cut Rates • War Fears Hold Crude Oil Prices at 11-Month High • Jobless Claims Fall Slightly in Latest Week • And more ...

Rep. Markey Questions DOE Security • UPS Pilots' Union Calls for Tougher Air Cargo Rules • Illinois Installing Cameras, Call Boxes at Rest Stops • Airports Ask for Delay of Screening Deadline • And more...