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A branch of the Environmental Protection Agency issued a draft report that says diesel emissions are “highly likely” to cause cancer and other health problems.

Faced with a stagnant membership that is unwilling to fight hard for legislative changes, the National Industrial Transportation League is increasing its emphasis on outreach to carriers.

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) told shippers she wants to enact legislation that will give the Surface Transportation Board more power to encourage competitive services from railroads.

In the news this morning: Judge sides with N.Y. in ttrash-hauling dispute; U.S. Wireless wins contract for ITS system in Md., Va.; and N.Y.'s transponders to work on Mass. Pike starting today.

Country singer Shania Twain and XTRA Lease are working together to raise four tons of food for hungry children.

A new study conducted by Environment Canada finds rail locomotives more damaging to the environment than heavy trucks, a release by the Canadian Trucking Alliance said.

Lawmakers broke a logjam over creation of a federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, leading the House to pass a revised version of its truck and safety bill Thursday night.

The price of diesel fuel jumped 2.7 cents a gallon this week, the biggest one-week rise since April, and futures prices for crude oil hit their highest levels since the Persian Gulf War.

The old Greyhound slogan of “Leave the Driving to Us” has been revised for shippers as the nation’s largest intercity bus carrier wants businesses to leave the package delivery to its drivers.

The Teamsters placed Local 115 in Philadelphia in trusteeship and removed its top executive Nov. 14, citing an abuse of member rights and failure to protect union finances.