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Federal officials are getting serious about warning horns at railroad crossings in an attempt to prevent accidents like the Bourbonnais, Ill., crash that killed 11 people last March.

Workers at Overnite Transportation terminal in Laredo, Texas, voted 7-3 to join the Teamsters union at a National Labor Relations Board election Sept. 2.

U.S. Rep. Bud Cramer announced legislation Thursday that would allocate money for upgrading railroad safety devices and jack up federal diesel taxes to pay for it.

A Quebec trucker accused of causing a fatal accident by driving on the wrong side of a private logging road in Maine has been acquitted of manslaughter.

Two semi-trailer drivers said they saw a man beating a woman in a car, so they did what any law-abiding citizens would do: used their rigs to box in and force the car to the road side.

In the news this morning: Trucker given traffic citations in fatal bridge accident; Volvo to grow in medium-truck sector; and Transit Group establishes logistics division.

Cummins Engine Co. is replacing a longtime staple of its product line with a new model that will meet stricter federal emissions standards.

The national average price of diesel fuel rose 0.8 cents to $1.194 per gallon on Aug. 30, marking the 12th straight week of increases.

This afternoon's headlines: Truckers walk out at Baltimore port, threaten to expand protest; Town of Chester wants large-truck ban lifted; and Blue Water Bridge reopening stalled.

A United Parcel Service driver who was beaten and stabbed by Teamsters because he worked during a 1997 strike is suing the union and 10 officials.