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The Commerce Department said Wednesday that construction of new homes in the United States rose 1.7% in September, catching some analysts by surprise.

Air-highway cargo carriers like United Parcel Service and FedEx could be the beneficiaries of new government regulations stemming from the national bioterrorism panic, the Wall Street Journal said.

Wireless Users Cite Emerging Worries • Accord Seen With FCC on Licenses of NextWave • Wireless World Tries to Improve the Radio • And more...

For the first time since 1945, industrial activity in the United States declined for the 12th straight month, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday.

Even as law enforcement agencies from around the country take a longer look at the way trucks -- especially those carrying hazardous materials -- operate in the United States, many truckers say they support the enforcement, but if they wanted to break the rules, they probably could get away with it.

C.H. Robinson Reports Higher 3Q Profits • Heartland Net Income Up in 3Q • OPEC Chief Seeks to Include Non-Members in Cut • Lower Earnings Expected for Most Trucking Companies • And more...

The price of diesel fuel continued its steady decline since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, falling another 1.8 cents per gallon to $1.353 last week, the U.S. Department of Energy said Monday.

Fear Changes Stakes in Wireless Tracking Devices • Security Experts on Alert for Wireless Hacking • Scan-Based Trading Becoming More Popular • And more...

The FBI has begun looking into the records of a truck-driving school in Colorado after as many as 35 Arab men reportedly paid $3,400 in cash to take lessons, but did not seek job placement assistance afterwards.

WASHINGTON —Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta last week proposed legislation to give the Department of Transportation more authority to stop and inspect trucks carrying hazardous materials.