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NAPLES, Fla. -- Less hostile appointees to the National Labor Relations Board could help end the dispute between Overnite Transportation and the Teamsters Union, according to the motor carrier's chief executive.

U.S. industrial production for factories, mines and utilities unexpectedly rose 0.4% in March, the first jump in six months, a report by the Federal Reserve showed Tuesday..

For some Idaho carriers, the deadline to file for refunds from the now-defunct weight-distance tax is quickly approaching. Smaller motor carriers — almost 24,000 in number — received more than $4.7 million in such refunds in November.

Opposing interests in Idaho have reached a compromise regarding commercial vehicle registration fees with the enactment of a bill revising the fee scale.

The U.S. average retail price for diesel gasoline jumped four cents to 143.7 cents per gallon during the past week, reaching the highest level since Feb. 26, when the average price was 145.1 per gallon.

Caterpillar Reports Lower Q1 Earnings; Mississippi River Flooding Causing Closings, Delays; Heartland Matches Last Year's Earnings; U.S. Officials Prepare for Foot-and-Mouth Disease; and more...

New Radar Detectors Alert Danger; Landstart Database Available by Phone, Internet; J-Phone to Provide Games on Cell Phones; and more...

Whether the U.S. economy has hit an actual recession or is merely stuck near zero growth makes little difference to many in the trucking industry. Their pain is real; it continues and shows little sign of easing.

It’s time we shed more light than heat on the issue of Mexican motor carrier safety. Although it’s widely known that the decision to deny Mexican truckers access to the United States resulted from a deal between the White House and the Teamsters, and even though a North American Free Trade Agreement arbitration panel found that the United States breached its obligations under the treaty, the heat is still on.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Association has announced truck recalls issued by manufacturers during February 2001.