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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week finalized its 2011 national renewable fuel standard, calling for the production of 800 million gallons of biodiesel, up from 650 million gallons in 2010.

Even as total heavy-duty truck capacity continued to decline during the third quarter, recent reports on registrations of new and used trucks, rising orders for new vehicles and slowing sales of used tractors appeared to set the stage for a renaissance in new-truck sales.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation is testing a system that allows officials to weigh commercial vehicles while they're traveling at full speed, the (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger newspaper reported.

A handful of truckload fleets have raised owner-operator pay as the driver market tightens.

Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc.’s fiscal first-quarter profit fell to $1.4 million, or 14 cents a share, from $3 million, or 31 cents, a year ago.

In a potentially far-reaching decision, the Internal Revenue Service has determined that a Southern California drayage operator classified a truck driver as an independent contractor rather than an employee.

When the economy deteriorates, the use of preventive maintenance at trucking companies — including programs involving tires — sometimes follows suit, regardless of climate conditions such as the coming of winter.

American Trucking Associations last week asked the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to facilitate the use of consolidation bins in transporting small packages of hazmat materials.

The evidence continues to mount that 2011 will turn out to be a pretty good year for the U.S. economy in general and for trucking in particular.

The evidence continues to mount that 2011 will turn out to be a pretty good year for the U.S. economy in general and for trucking in particular.