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Although trucking companies do not yet face a legal mandate to report their carbon emissions, some shippers continue to demand such disclosure, forcing truckers to choose between several complex reporting methods, the American Transportation Research Institute said.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce elected John Ruan III, chairman and chief executive officer of Ruan Transportation Management Systems, as vice chairman of its board of directors, the group announced June 9.

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 4.8% in April from a year ago, marking the second consecutive increase.

Only 13 states have performance goals and reviews in place to help taxpayers determine if transportation spending promotes such things as safety, mobility, and jobs and commerce, according to a new study being released Wednesday.

P.A.M. Transportation Services said it lost $315,000 in the first quarter, compared with a  $3.3 million loss a year ago.

Truckload carrier Knight Transportation said its first-quarter profit rose 5.1% to $12.3 million, or 15 cents a share, from $11.7 million, or 14 cents, a year ago.

TUCSON, Ariz. — An official with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration told anxious freight brokers here the agency’s new safety ratings system would not significantly alter their business landscape.

Total Transportation Services has changed its name to TTS and moved its offices to Frisco, Texas, the company said.

Dan Murray, vice president of research for the American Transportation Research Institute, received the William K. Smith Distinguished Service Award from the University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies.