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Vermont is a governor’s signature away from opening up much of the state to 53-foot trailers, ending an often bitter battle that pitted one community against another.

This afternoon's headlines: Liles backs off on bid for KLLM but preparing another; Illinois CDL scandal spurs Wisconsin review of licensees; Mack Trucks says It will cut production, lay off 300 workers at its South Carolina plant.

In the news this morning: Pennsylvania, trucking company reach settlement in Philadelphia crash lawsuit; Iowa sees increased traffic fatalities involving large trucks; and crude oil price goes up again on U.S. gasoline fears.

The Environmental Protection Agency and American Trucking Associations will face off in the U.S. Supreme Court on how air pollution standards are set.

The Department of Transportation is sticking to its self-imposed deadline of completing an update to the federal hours-of-service regulations for truck drivers by year’s end, which means there will be no extension in the public comment period.

This afternoon's headlines: Simon Transportation rejects Moyes' offer to buy the carrier; GE Capital expected to buy Transamerica Leasing unit; and trucker hospitalized after stabbing at Minnesota rest area.

The entire trucking industry, not just the truck makers, is starting to pay the price for the go-go economy of the last five years, the head of Volvo Trucks North America said in a May 16 speech.

The relationship between original equipment manufacturers and the online parts exchanges is like that of an elephant to a mouse: The mouse is quick and can fit into small places, while the elephant is big and powerful but in some ways fears the mouse.

Proposed changes to the hours-of-service rules for truck drivers would come at a steep cost for tanker carriers, according to speakers at the National Tank Truck Carriers Association’s annual conference.

In the news this morning: Maine truckers wary of proposed EPA diesel pollution controls; Swiss government votes to remove transportation restrictions on heavy trucks; and QuoteShip to add ocean freight to its menu of services.