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Federal trucking regulators have issued a proposed change to hours-of-service rules that would increase truck drivers’ flexibility with their 30-minute rest break and with dividing their time in the sleeper berth.

Lots of agricultural products, antiques, clothes, kitchenware and footwear remained on the list to be hit with new tariffs Sept. 1.

Oil has whipsawed between gains and losses as concerns about the U.S.-China trade war compete with a pledge from Saudi Arabia to stem the price rout.

The stream of investors seeking refuge in the safest parts of the market has triggered yet another recession warning, with yield curves inverting from the United States to the United Kingdom.

FRANKFURT, Germany — The German economy shrank by 0.1% in the second quarter from the previous three-month period as global trade conflicts and troubles in the auto industry weighed on Europe’s largest economy.

It’s good the industry is recognizing the growth of regional haul and the need to focus on making it as fuel-efficient as the better known long-haul segment.

Spot truckload freight volume increased 1.2% during the week ending Aug. 11, with the availability of spot reefer and flatbed freight making up for a decline in van loads, said DAT Solutions, which operates the industry’s largest network of load boar

Preliminary net U.S. trailer orders in July dropped 68% from a year earlier, falling below 10,000 for the second consecutive month, FTR reported.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A coalition of 22 Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration Aug. 13 over its decision to ease restrictions on coal-fired power plants, with California’s governor saying the president is trying to rescue an outdated industry.

The commercial vehicle industry is poised to get even smarter thanks to health-ready components, says Wally Stegall of Morey.