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Standard & Poor’s has downgraded its rating of Norfolk Southern Corp. to "negative" from "stable" as a result of the company’s problems with its takeover of part of Conrail.

In the news this morning: More border help sought at new U.S.-Canada bridge; FedEx shuffles management; and Quebec labor union wants a halt to more trucking permits.

This afternoon's headlines: White House project aims to make trucks more fuel-efficient; Professional Transportation Group reports third-quarter results; and Price range of UPS' IPO increased.

High agricultural demand and refinery troubles led to a 4-cents-per-gallon leap in the price of diesel fuel in California, which in turn bumped the national average up 0.3 cent.

Top executives of Allied Holdings, the nation’s largest auto hauler, are trying to head off a move by Standard & Poor’s to downgrade its corporate credit rating.

Expedited carrier Roberts Express increased the minimum charges for shipments handled by its express division effective Nov. 1.

An Amtrak train collided with a tractor-trailer in California Thursday evening after the truck driver tried to beat the train across the tracks. Several people suffered minor injuries.

In the news this morning: Overnite strike a test of Hoffa's mettle; Study finds diesel exhaust a leading cancer threat in L.A.; and Ark. town prepares contract to study intermodal state port.

This afternoon's headlines: Wall Street foresees downturn in U.S. heavy truck market; Pennsylvania's roads no longer dead last in poll; and Ill. officials push I-PASS expansion.

If at first you don’t succeed, try again. That was the attitude of Glenn F. Brown when he broke the world land speed record for 3-axle heavy-duty trucks at Utah’s Bonneville salt flats.