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Week of May 14, 2012
ATA’s Graves Cites Transportation Needs as Election-Year Casualty, Blasts Parties
Daimler Bets Big on India’s Booming Truck, Bus Market
Industry Seeks Relief from FMCSA Policy in Crashes When Truckers Are Not at Fault 
Analysts View Truck Orders Dip as ‘Pause’ in Growing Market
Trucking’s Recovery Is Sound, Likely to Last, Economists Say
Internationals Are Recalled to Fix Possible Cable Flaw
Western Star Aims to Boost Market Share With New 4700; Another Model to Come
ATA Asks Congress to Prohibit States from Taxing Nonresident Carriers
Negotiators Convene on Transportation Bill, but Partisanship Seen Overshadowing Talks
Intermodal Shipments Up 5.8% to 3.48 Million; Highest 1st-Quarter Total on Record, IANA Says
Diesel Slips for Fourth Straight Week

Week of May 07, 2012
Volvo’s ‘Mean Green’ Sets World Speed Record With Fastest Heavy-Duty Hybrid Vehicle 
Effects on Diesel Prices, Supply Unclear After Purchases of Two Pa. Refineries
Private Fleet Executives Praise Natural Gas Trucks
EOBR Makers Expect Change in FMCSA’s Specifications
Daimler, Cummins 1Q Earnings Increase, Show Gains in North American Market
OEM Experiments With Hybrids, but Focuses Efforts on Alt-Fuels
Trucking Failures Decline
FMCSA to Weigh Costs, Benefits of Crash Accountability Process
Fleets’ Use of Anti-Rollover Systems Climbs as NHTSA’s Proposed Rulemaking Nears
YRC Worldwide, Arkansas Best Report Losses, but First Quarter Is Brighter for Other LTLs
Diesel Dips for Third Week as Middle East Tensions Ease

Week of April 30, 2012
Ferro Says FMCSA Is Determined to Weed Out Bad Drivers, Carriers
NLRB Certifies Vote for Teamsters Union to Represent L.A. Drayage Driver Unit
Rethinking Foreign Costs Spurs Manufacturing in U.S.
March Truck Tonnage Rises 2.7%
Trailer Orders Surge Cools, but Manufacturers Stay Busy
Several Major Truck Stops Install DEF Pumps on Fuel Islands, Chain Executives Say
Senate, House Set Conference Panel to Resolve Differences in Highway Bill
U.S. Package Operations Help Boost UPS’ 1Q Earnings
Swift Opposes Advocating Heavier Trucks on U.S. Interstates, CEO Moyes Says
Many Fleets Report Gains on Higher Rates, Volumes
Diesel Falls 4.2¢ to $4.085, Slips Below Year-Ago Level

Week of April 23, 2012
DOT to Award Funding for Heavier-Truck Study
Earnings Rise in 1st Quarter, but Firms Cautious on Future
Expanded Use of Tolling a Threat to Trucking, NFI’s Grabell Testifies to Senate Subcommittee
Rule on Medical Examiners Issued 
House Shifts Highway Strategy, Seeks Compromise With Senate
Daimler Opens Massive Factory in India, World’s Fastest Growing Truck Market
SAE Updates Truck Standards for Wide Variety of Systems
California High Court Issues Mixed Ruling on Employee Meal Breaks Regulation
Trucking Remains Dominant Freight Mode, ATA Reports in Its Latest Edition of ‘Trends’
Medium-Duty Truck Purchases Increase 16% in March
Diesel Price Falls by 2.1¢ to $4.127, While Gasoline Drops 1.7¢ to $3.922

Week of April 16, 2012
Trucking’s CSA Concerns Are Justified, Studies Claim
Navistar Disputes Rivals’ Claims on Efficiency, Touts ProStar Model as Best in ‘Fluid Economy’
Load-Board Scammer Gets 10-Year Sentence and Must Repay $443,000 to Fleets, Brokers
March Truck Sales Rise 33%
Truckload Driver Turnover Rate Dips
Complex Legislative, Regulatory Environment Complicates European Trucking Operations
Delay in Passing Transport Funding Bill May Spark Credit-Rating Crisis, S&P Says
Capacity Expansions Among In-House Fleets to Be a Key Topic at NPTC Annual Meeting
U.S. Safety Agencies Appear Stalled Again in 18-Year Drive for Rail-Crossing Rule
Daimler Recalls Trucks
Diesel Inches Higher to $4.148, After 12th Increase in 14 Weeks

Week of April 09, 2012
FMCSA to Disclose Crash Data Despite Delay of Fault Rulings
Great Dane Opens Factory, Begins Work on Design Lab
Fleets Move College Football Gear for Pride’s Sake, Executives Say 
March Truck Orders Drop 31%, Marking Third Straight Decline
Bill Seeks to End 12% Truck Tax and Raise Diesel Fuel Levy 6.3¢
FMCSA Rebuts Analyst’s Claim of No Link Between Truck Crash Rates, CSA Scores
States Urge EPA to Require Pollution Offsets By Navistar for Its Noncompliant Engines
Dramatic Texas Tornados Damage Equipment at Three Truck Facilities; No Injuries Reported
New Trailer Orders Decline 4%, but Makers Remain Confident
U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Most Claims Made by EEOC in Action Against CRST
Diesel Average Dips 0.5¢ for First Decline in 10 Weeks