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Vermont leaders expressed dismay at an effort by the Bush administration to oppose new state rules designed to reduce vehicle carbon emissions, amid growing concern the rules will be rejected by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Associated Press reported.

California officials reopened southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Los Angeles early Monday after a 31-vehicle pileup over the weekend killed three and closed a freeway tunnel, USA Today reported.

Contract talks between the Teamsters union and representatives of the nation’s largest less-than-truckload freight carrier began Oct. 1 with representatives of both sides indicating a desire to secure an early agreement.

LAS VEGAS — Growing concern about global warming will help trucking’s push for longer and heavier vehicle limits, an issue that may be gaining “buoyancy” in Congress, ATA President Bill Graves said recently.

Daimler AG marked the end of its nine-year marriage to Chrysler, dropping the U.S. automaker from its corporate name and renaming Freightliner LLC, its U.S. truck-building subsidiary, Daimler Trucks North America LLC.

The average retail price of diesel fuel fell 1.3 cents last week to $3.035 a gallon, the first decline after five straight increases, the Department of Energy said.

Executives of U.S. Xpress Enterprises said Friday they completed their planned purchase of the truckload carrier, for $20.10 per share.

Retail sales rose 0.6% in September, the Commerce Department said Friday.