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ArvinMeritor's Sales Rise to Record in 3Q • Forward Air's Profits Rise 34% • Patriot's Earnings Surge in Latest Quarter • Celadon's Net Income Doubles in Fiscal 4Q • And more...

About one-fifth of America’s largest private carriers bucked a long-term trend of contraction last year by in-creasing fleet size by at least 50 heavy-duty tractors, according to research for the 2004 edition of the Transport Topics 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian private carriers.

The Conference Board said Tuesday its consumer confidence rose to 106.1 in July, the highest level since June 2002, from a revised 102.8 in June..

New home sales in the United States fell 0.8%in June from a record pace in May, but it was still the second-fastest on record, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

The Department of Energy said Monday the national average retail price for diesel fuel increased 1 cent to $1.754 per gallon.

Price of Crude Oil Rises 1% in New York • Heartland Express Announces Stock Split • Transport Corp. Reports 2Q Profit • Oshkosh Truck's Earnings Rise 25% • And more...

Existing 91ÊÓƵ Sales Rise 2.1% in June • Trucking Executives Question I-69 Highway Extension • Smithway Posts 2Q Net Income • Scania's Profits Rise on Higher Truck Sales • And more...

The retail price of regular gasoline declined about 1 cent over the past two weeks to $1.92 per gallon, according to the Lundberg survey of about 8,000 stations nationwide.

Companies that sell fleet-management software to trucking fleets had mixed reactions to news that a court had struck down the new driver-work-hours rule, as some said it would have little impact on their systems and others said it could mean changing various service programs for customers.

Qualcomm's Profit Doubles to $486 Million • Xata's Net Loss Narrows • EPA Funds Biodiesel Study • Aether to Sell Transportation Unit for $25 Million • And more...