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The OPEC oil cartel on Wednesday announced an increase in production by 1 million barrels a day to 27 million on Nov. 1, but analysts said the decision would be unlikely to have any major impact on high oil prices, news services reported..

Senate Approves 91ÊÓƵland Security Bill • Senate Votes Down Schumer's Hazmat Amendment • Sheriff in S.C. Wants Authority to Inspect Trucks • Terror Drill Involving Tanker Held in N.D.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. hat’s it going to be, more trucks or bigger trucks? The United States will have to pick one because, if you look at any economic forecast for freight, the next 20 to 25 years will see twice as much volume being shipped in this country as today. How are we going to move that much freight?

N.Y. Manufacturing Index Rises in September • Business Inventories Rise 0.9% • Amtrak to Stop Hauling Mail • KLLM President Liles Retires; CFO Moves Up • And more...

Retail Sales Fall 0.3% in August • Price of Crude Oil Rises Due to Hurricane Ivan • FedEx Completes Purchase of Parcel Direct • Postal Service Says Rates to Remain Steady Until 2006

The Department of 91ÊÓƵland Security has announced an additional $21 million grant for American Trucking Associations’ Highway Watch program available for use starting in March 2005.

Public Citizen, one of the original plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging new hours-of-service rules for commercial drivers, asked a federal appeals court on Monday to reject requests from the government and trucking interests to delay a return to the pre-January rules.

The national average price of diesel fuel rose by 0.5 cent a gallon to $1.874, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

Maddocks Terminates DDS Deal • Getloaded.com Names Myers President; Hull Becomes Adviser • Technology Helping Calif. Ports Expedite Movement of Cargo • DaimlerChrysler Dismisses Germany's Toll Collect Claims • And more...

Reverting to federal drivers’ work rules that were in effect before Jan. 4 could cost carriers millions of dollars and could possibly result in reduced highway safety, trucking industry sources said.