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Gasoline Prices Fall in Parts of Calif., Texas • Kimack to Head Vitran LTL Unit • Bush Has Other Sites in Mind for Oil Exploration • Crude Oil Prices Fall as Mideast Tensions Ease • Yellow's Profits Up; Takes $75M Accounting Charge • And more...

Two major trucking industry figures – one of them a former president of the American Trucking Associations – passed from the scene last week, both on April 17.

In another sign that the manufacturing sector is gaining strength, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday that its monthly general economic index increased to 12.3 in April from 11.4 the month before.

Calif. Ports Unveil Security Plan • TSA Seeking 72,000 Workers, Congress Stunned • Blast Suspect No Terrorist, Family Says • S.C. Threatens to Block Plutonium Trucks • And more...

The Conference Board said Thursday that its index of leading economic indicators, increased 0.1% in March, the fifth rise in the past six months, but well below the 0.3% increase analysts expected.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Events since the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on Sept. 11 make it clear that there has been a paradigm shift in how this nation looks at transportation security.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The national, economic and personal security of all Americans is a top concern during the war on terrorism.

Delphi Corp., the world’s largest vehicle parts manufacturer, said Wednesday that it plans to eliminate another 6,100 jobs as it reported a net loss for the first quarter of $51 million, or 9 cents per share.

House Votes to Make Bush’s Tax Cut Permanent • Profits Increase Slightly for Heartland Express • Va. Passes Regional Tax Referendum • Senate Rejects Alaska Oil Drilling Bill • And more...

Toll increases on seven of the toll bridges linking New Jersey with Pennsylvania were delayed indefinitely pending implementation of the E-ZPass system, a spokeswoman for the bridges’ operating authority said.