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GM Plans to Idle Plants This Spring; Deutsche Post Splitting Off Parcel Unit; UPS Again Urges U.S. to Pull DHL’s License; Mack E-Tech Engine Moving Forward; and more...

The U.S. average retail price for diesel fell Monday for the seventh straight week, declining 1.4 cents to 139.2 cents from 140.6 cents on March 12, the Energy Department reported.

U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said Monday that high-energy prices were damaging the U.S. economy, and he linked the rising energy costs to the risk of a recession, news services reported.

Today's technology headlines: Swedish Co. to Launch Electronic Pen; G-Log, Digital Freight to Team Up; Verizon Fights Split-Up Plan in Pennsylvania;

Oil markets gave a lukewarm response Monday to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' decision to slash crude supplies by one million barrels a day, news services reported.

New Rolling Blackouts Hit California; Celadon Warns on Earnings; Drug Distributors Merging, Closing Centers; Ford Plant Closing in Ohio Spills Into Michigan; and more...

Kentucky’s ton-mile and usage taxes on trucking will come under scrutiny because of a legislative resolution.

Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries have agreed to cut 1 million barrels a day, or 4% from their targeted oil output, news services reported Saturday.

Port's Players Explore New Economy; Ericsson Unveils Mobile Internet Service Billing; Verizon Wireless Finishes Successful Year

In a Friday report with strong implications for the U.S. trucking industry, the Federal Reserve said industrial production fell in February for the fifth straight month.That suggests the economic slowdown may be deepening.