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One of the biggest names in trucking has bought 8% of ailing Simon Transportation, fueling speculation Swift Transportation may have its sights on buying Simon outright.

Shell Oil Co. apologized to truckers for its newest advertising campaign after the industry complained that the ads cast trucking in a negative light.

Although some global positioning systems reportedly shut down as older GPS satellites reset their clocks, suppliers of tracking systems for trucks in the U.S. reported no problems.

Five companies and two individuals will pay a $100 million settlement over a faulty taillight that sparked a deadly fire on a highway near Milwaukee, killing six children in a minivan.

In the news this morning: C.H. Robinson names two corporate VPs; Western Star announces fourth quarter results; and California stats show reduction in accidents caused by trucks.

This afternoon's headlines: Comdata, Navilor offer handwriting scanner; Lawsuit accuses Swift of gender bias; and ATA elects intermodal officers.

Having an accident is bad enough without having to struggle through rehabilitation in a strange hospital thousands of miles away from friends and family. But a specially-designed bus may be the solution to get ailing truckers home.

The average price of diesel jumped 2.2 cents a gallon last week, the biggest leap since April, but analysts who have been calling the summer’s numbers artificially high still think the cost of fuel will stop rising.

United Parcel Service will take a $1.44 billion charge against earnings in the second quarter to cover its potential liability after a judge ruled that the company took improper deductions for insurance expenses to avoid paying income taxes.

U.S. owner-operators on both coasts are following the lead of their Canadian counterparts and taking action to protest labor conditions at seaports.