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Jacobs Vehicle Systems said it has recently enhanced its engine braking technology to include engine decompression capability.

I read with dismay the comments made by [an official of] American Trucking Associations about the proposed hours-of-service changes in your Sept. 12 issue.

There was a day when the word “green” was used mostly to describe a paint color, money or grass. Today, it has new meanings relating to the quality of the environment, our fleets’ effect upon it and the challenges fleet managers face to meet local, state and federal regulations that target everything from pollution control to managing hazardous waste.

When the leadership of the nation’s trucking industry gathers in Grapevine, Texas, later this month for American Trucking Associations’ annual Management Conference & Exhibition, the country’s infrastructure will be the top item on what is sure to be a busy agenda.

North American fleets ordered 23,800 new Class 8 vehicles in September, a 55.5% jump over the same month last year and a clear sign the heavy-duty truck market recovery is continuing, analysts and industry figures said.

Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have asked President Obama to withdraw the administration’s proposed changes to the hours-of-service rules for commercial drivers.

PHILADELPHIA — The combination of rising truck equipment costs, the driver shortage and increased government regulation is forcing shippers to confront a new reality: Capacity is no longer “infinite,” and new ways to improve efficiency must be found, several industry experts said last week at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference.

AAA has filed a lawsuit to reverse recent toll increases on bridges and tunnels connecting New York City to New Jersey and to stop future planned increases as well.

Trailer manufacturers said they received 12,524 net orders in August, a 10% increase from a year ago, but below July’s level, ACT Research Co. reported last week.

The less-than-truckload industry is undergoing a changing of the management guard with the recent appointments of new presidents at two of the nation’s largest carriers, ABF Freight System and Con-way Freight.