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The national average price of diesel fuel slid back 1.4 cents to $1.442, in the second straight decline after 10 weeks of increases, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

If the glass industry had been stronger in the late 1950s, Vernon E. Garner might never have set foot on the path that led to his being confirmed last week as chairman of American Trucking Associations for 2002-03.

ORLANDO, Fla. - The National Automobile Transporters Association returned to the American Trucking Associations fold last week, as officials of both groups put their signatures on a reaffiliation plan that had been in the works for some time.

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The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index slid to 48.5 in October, its second straight month of contraction, the group said Friday.

The unemployment rate in the United States rose by 0.1% in October, the Labor Department said Friday to 5.7%.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Truck fleet and supplier executives warned this week that time was running out for preparing the industry for a smooth transition to a new generation of diesel engines that federal environmental officials have demanded by 2007.

International refrigerated, flatbed and liquid bulk truckload carrier Prime Inc. has purchased the assets of bankrupt Rocor International, Oklahoma's largest trucking company, for an undisclosed sum..

As the American Trucking Associations' Management Conference and Exhibition concluded Wednesday, the mantle of leadership was passed to new Chairman Vernon Garner.