They are requesting changes in the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement, a binding agreement signed by thousands of companies involved in intermodal transportation. ew language being proposed would strengthen inspection standards and hold providers of intermodal containers, chassis and trailers liable for equipment break-downs.

The Haldex Group, a Sweden-based supplier of vehicle components, will purchase brake components manufacturer Midland-Grau Heavy Duty Systems.

Despite strong summer fuel demand, pump prices at truck stops continue to spiral downward. And the trend may not reverse any time soon.

The nine-week downward spiral in diesel prices hit bottom last week, as the national average inched up 0.9 cent to $1.009 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.

This year's National Truck Driving Championships, Trucking's equivalent of the Super Bowl or the World Series, attracts the nation's driving elite.