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American Trucking Associations announced last week it had finalized changes to its organizational structure.

Alcoa Inc. said it has introduced a new aluminum commercial-truck wheel designed to resist corrosion caused by road salts and weather.

Fuel-card provider Comdata Inc. and three major truck-stop chains announced they have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging anticompetitive practices that resulted in higher processing fees for smaller truck-stop businesses.

ATLANTA — The expansion of the Panama Canal will move forward on schedule, despite an ongoing dispute with contractors, an administrator for the Panama Canal Authority told transportation executives.

Workforce equipment, technology, regulations and demographics continue to change, but truck driving has and will always be more than a job — it’s a lifestyle. Perhaps nothing illustrates this more today than watching drivers use smart phones and tablets.

Truck tonnage rose 8.2% last month to cap the strongest year in more than a decade, propelled by continued growth in heavyweight freight and newly resurgent van shipments, American Trucking Associations reported.

A new report said fleet failures rose to the highest level in more than three years during the fourth quarter, even though freight demand improved, reversing a long-standing trend.

Daimler Trucks North America announced last week that Mark Lampert, senior vice president of sales and marketing, will retire at the end of March and be succeeded by longtime executive Richard Howard.