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The data that the federal government and its experts relied on to develop revisions for the hours-of-service regulations bear little resemblance to the real world of trucking, a University of Chicago researcher charged in a new study.

The front page of Transport Topics on May 21 told of a three-month high for diesel fuel; this week’s has news of a four-month high. At the same time, gasoline has risen to all-time record highs. Some might detect a pattern here..

As I perused the 84-page National Energy Policy issued by the White House, I was heartened to see the high priority President Bush places on staving off a full-blown energy crisis. The last thing our sputtering economy needs is to have our collective engines literally run out of fuel.

Kelley to Leave Federal Reserve Board; Layoffs Fall in May, but Still Higher Than in 2000; Dana Sells Ohio Metal-Forging Plant; Change in Senate Alters Energy Plan; and more...

The price of diesel fuel last week dropped 1.5 cents per gallon after nine weeks of almost-continuous increases that totaled 15 cents, the Energy Information Administration reported

AT&T to Increase Some Long-Distance Rates; Wireless Companies Run Into Obstacles; Elisa to Launch GPRS Mobile Network; and more...

Walter B. McCormick Jr., the president and chief executive officer of the American Trucking Associations, said Friday that he is leaving his post to become the president of the United States Telecom Association.

In two key economic reports Friday, the U.S. Labor Department said the number of factory-sector jobs plummeted by 124,000, while the National Association of Purchasing Management said its main factory activity gauge shrank again.

Cummins, a leading producer of commercial diesel engines, said Friday it will reduce its workforce by at least 500 by the end of the year and terminate the development of a new engine platform.

Major Companies Announce Job Cuts; Truckers More Likely to Suffer From Heart Disease; OPEC Not Expected to Increase Production; Roadway Warns 2Q Profit to Fall 60%; and more...