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SAN ANTONIO — Upcoming regulations, the presidential election, a softer freight market and supply-chain disruptions are all contributing to “uncertain times” for the trucking industry, but those challenges also present opportunities for fleets who prepare better than their competitors, McLeod Software’s CEO said.

Forward Air Corp. lowered its third-quarter earnings projections, no longer confident that it’ll generate more revenue than the same period in 2015, the company announced on Sept. 20.

Duane Acklie, an attorney and banker who built one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers and served as chairman of American Trucking Associations in 2000 and 2001, died at 84 on Sept. 17 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

New U.S. home construction fell more than projected in August as a plunge in the South, the biggest region for building, more than offset gains in the rest of the country.

The Obama administration’s proposed guidelines for self-driving cars, to be formally unveiled Sept. 20, include 15 benchmarks automakers will need to meet before their autonomous vehicles can hit the road.

Trade is likely to remain weak in the coming years, according to a report by the European Central Bank.

Significant advancements have been made in recent years that have made natural gas a dominant alternative transportation fuel for America’s fleets. We talk about those advancements in a special LiveOnWeb featuring some of the biggest names in business, including billionaire investor T. Boone Pickens and FedEx Chairman Fred Smith. Watch now.

HOUSTON — Intermodal businesses that have become accustomed to steady long-term growth are facing the prospect of tougher times ahead in the form of a likely recession and changing freight patterns, three industry experts said Sept. 19.

The U.S. diesel average price fell 1 cent to $2.389 per gallon, according to a Department of Energy survey of fueling stations released Sept. 19.