91��Ƶ

WASHINGTON — Fuels blended specifically for a locality or a region make diesel fuel too expensive, costing the trucking industry billions of dollars, and Congress should set a single national standard for diesel, a trucking company executive told Congress last week.

TROY, Mich. — ArvinMeritor Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Larry Yost said annual U.S. and Canadian sales of his company’s current lineup of commercial-vehicle emissions controls would grow from “modest” amounts now to “at least” $500 million and “hopefully” $700 million by 2008.

Sales of New 91��Ƶs Rise to Record in May • Energy Panel to Examine Oil Stocks, Capacity • Jobless Claims Rise to 349,000 in Latest Week • Federal Reserve Seen Raising Rates Next Week • And more...

Orders for durable goods dropped 1.6% in May, the second consecutive fall, the Commerce Department reported Thursday..

Congress approved another extension of federal highway funding on Wednesday, giving lawmakers until July 31 to find a compromise on a new six-year plan for highway and mass transit spending.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. obert Voltmann ("Higher Bonds Are Not the Answer,") clearly represents the highest standards of freight brokers and his organization, the Transportation Intermediaries Association. American Trucking Associations and its state associations do the same for the trucking industry’s citizens.

Ridge Says U.S. Seaports Improving Security • House Votes Against Requiring Screening of Airline Cargo • Majority of World's Ports Not Ready for July 1 Security Deadline

FedEx Corp. said Wednesday its net income for the fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31 was $412 million or $1.36 per share, compared with $280 million or 92 cents a year earlier.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has failed to adequately improve its oversight of the commercial driver license program, leaving the nation vulnerable to terror attacks and poorly trained drivers, according to a high-ranking Department of Transportation official.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. t’s time for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to toughen up its rules for oversight of the commercial driver license program.