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Department of Defense Gets 'Netcentric'; Companies Collaborate on Networks; and XML Leading Data Transfer

Volvo AB, the second-largest truckmaker, could lose up to $190 million on its 3.3% stake in Mitsubishi Motors, Bloomberg reported.

New orders for goods made by U.S. factories fell 0.4% in February, the Commerce Department said Tuesday in a report more negative than economists had expected.

Cummins Chairman Doesn't See Rebound Until 2002; Price War, Weather Hurts Trailer Bridge; DaimlerChrysler Recalls 1,942 Freightliner Trucks; U.S. Coalition Wants Tariffs on Canadian Lumber; and more...

Today's Technology Headlines: Competitors Discuss Merger; Itochu to Manage Ocean Shipping with Software; UPS Unveils New Internet Tools; and Software Vendors Launch Interactive Maps

The number of truck-related highway fatalities declined again last year, both in terms of the absolute number and as a ratio of the total number of miles driven.

Two reports Monday on U.S. economic activity came in stronger than expected. Factory purchasing agents said conditions were somewhat less negative in March, while the government said February construction spending hit an all-time high.

Mack Trucks said it will cut jobs at three different plants, reducing its workforce by about 12%, due to weakness in the heavy truck market.

EGL Wins Military Logistics Contract; Report: Daimler to Buy Volvo's Stake in Mitsubishi; CD&L Sells Air Division; Con-Way to Enter Air Freight Forwarding; and more...

The U.S. average retail price for diesel fuel rose Monday for the first time in nine weeks, increasing 1.2 cents to 139.1 cents per gallon from 137.9 on March 26, the Energy Department reported.