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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week that portions of the Port of Los Angeles clean truck plan violate federal preemption law and cannot be enforced.

Truck Sales Decline 14.2% In Ninth Consecutive Drop

U.S. retail heavy-duty truck sales declined 14.2% in May, marking the ninth straight month of year-over-year contraction, according to WardsAuto.com.

Fleets Say Woes Continue Despite New Chassis Rule

Intermodal truckers, who have been fighting since 1997 to improve chassis maintenance, say that goal remains elusive today, four years after the rule meant to address the problem went into effect.

Fleets Could Face Large Tax Penalties From Health Care Law, Expert Warns

Michigan to Study Split Truck-Car Speed Limits to Determine If There Are Safety Benefits

Truckers, City of Long Beach File Lawsuits to Stop $500 Mln. BNSF Railway Terminal

Navistar’s Fiscal 2Q Loss Widens

FMCSA to Seek CSA Changes to Make Scoring Clearer

DHL Opens Larger Hub in Bid to Grow U.S. Share

Wash. I-5 Bridge May Reopen This Week

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Truck Tonnage Jumps 6.7% to Record in May
Truck tonnage jumped 6.7% in May to a record high from the same month last year, the largest year-over-year gain since December 2011, American Trucking Associations said Tuesday.

Trucking Executive Tells House Panel HOS Rule’s July 1 Implementation Should be Delayed The federal hours-of-service rule’s July 1 implementation date should be postponed until the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration completes mandated research on the rule, American Transportation Research Institute Chairman Steve Williams told a House panel Tuesday.
First-Quarter Used Truck Registrations Rise 4.7% Year-Over-Year First-quarter used commercial-vehicle registrations rose 4.7% from the same quarter last year, although new registrations fell 4.4%, according to an analysis by R.L. Polk & Co.

Trucking Executive Tells House Panel HOS Rule’s July 1 Implementation Should be Delayed
The federal hours-of-service rule’s July 1 implementation date should be postponed until the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration completes mandated research on the rule, American Transportation Research Institute Chairman Steve Williams told a House panel Tuesday.

First-Quarter Used Truck Registrations Rise 4.7% Year-Over-Year
First-quarter used commercial-vehicle registrations rose 4.7% from the same quarter last year, although new registrations fell 4.4%, according to an analysis by R.L. Polk & Co.

Diesel Dips 0.8¢ to $3.841; Price Is Lowest Since July

Housing Starts Jump 6.8% in May

Consumer Price Index Rises in May

Hands-Free Devices Can Be Dangerously Distracting, AAA Report Shows

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Construction Industry Adds Jobs

Ram Truck Issues Recalls

Ford Using Robots to Test Trucks

R.L. Polk Sold for $1.4 Billion

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GOVERNMENT NEWS

Congressmen Seek Truck Weight Exemption for Wisconsin Highway