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• Recession may be near bottom; trucking stocks rise

  By Martin Crutsinger - The Associated Press
  Posted Jun 25th 2009 4:40AM

  WASHINGTON — New signals the recession could be nearing a bottom emerged Wednesday in figures showing that ord...

• ‘Hot fuel’ on agenda for national conference

  By David Tanner, staff writer - Land Line
  Posted Jun 25th 2009 4:37AM

  A national council that sets standards for consumer products is once again poised to tackle the issue of fuel tempera...

• Oberstar's highway bill would mandate EOBRs for all carriers within 4 years

  By Lyndon Finney - The Trucker Staff
  Posted Jun 24th 2009 4:30AM

  WASHINGTON — The new highway reauthorization bill mandates Electronic On-Board Recorders to track Hours of Ser...

• Oil drops below $69 as traders eye U.S. dollar

  By Pablo Gorondi - The Associated Press
  Posted Jun 24th 2009 4:25AM

  Oil prices fell below $69 a barrel Wednesday, but were up from earlier lows, as investors continued to focus on the v...

• Draft of highway bill includes strong language on drug clearinghouse

  By Lyndon Finney - The Trucker Staff
  Posted Jun 24th 2009 4:20AM

  WASHINGTON — The draft of the new highway reauthorization bill authored primarily by Rep. James Oberstar, c...