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Where is trailer No. 49343? How long has it been there? Is it loaded or empty? When was the door last opened? If it’s a refrigerated trailer, what’s the current temperature inside? Is the reefer unit about to run out of fuel?

U.S. biodiesel production dropped to 68 million gallons in February, from 77.2 million gallons a year ago, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Monday.

Personal spending rose 0.2% in March, the Commerce Department said Monday.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. reported a first-quarter profit, compared with a loss from a year ago, but its North American revenue declined from a year earlier.

German truck maker MAN SE posted a first-quarter loss as expenses rose and sales declined, Bloomberg News reported.

The Montana Department of Transportation increased truck violation detection through the use of in-station cameras to electronically screen trucks, according to technology provider Help Inc.

Why is this so hard? Raising federal fuel taxes is the quickest, easiest and most efficient solution available to the U.S. government to pay for the nation’s critical infrastructure needs.

I am enclosing a copy of the letter I recently sent to the several congressman about the federal hours-of-service rule.

Our industry must adjust to major changes in government regulations. We know that changes are coming, but it’s still not clear precisely when they will go into effect, nor do we know exactly what the changes will be.