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A growing number of states are considering raising their fuel taxes or cutting road projects as the floundering economy eats into revenues.

Today's Technology Headlines: Baltimore Public Works Wires Fleet Management; Canada's Clarke About to Nab Another U.S. Logistics Firm; Support Packaged for Mobile Date Services and Longer-lasting Lithium Batteries Could be Coming

This Afternoon's Headlines: Volvo global reports record 2000 sales; Intermodal traffic plunges from 2000 levels; J.B. Hunt expects to beat 4Q estimates

With FedEx Corp.’s flag now planted squarely in the less-than-truckload sector, industry speculation has turned toward arch-competitor United Parcel Service for the next likely move.

A detailed human-factors analysis of three fatal truck accidents in Canada adds weight to the argument that improving driver safety performance is extremely complex and that highly variable factors such as time since the driver last ate a meal should get more attention.

This Morning's Headlines: DaimlerChrysler lays out three-year output estimates; Eaton reorganizing truck parts business; Economy: Dec Producer Prices flat; Retail Sales nearly so

This afternoon's headlines: U.S. import, export prices fall in December; new jobless claims fall, but labor market seen easing; Thermo King inks 5-year deal with U.S. Air Force; and more.

Today's technology headlines: Wireless phones shed keypads to make way for bigger screens; Western Multiplex calls off Adaptive Broadband buy; parcel carriers use electronic communications to power reverse logistics operations; and more.

President-elect Bush announced former State Department official Robert Zoellick as his choice for U.S. Trade Representative Thursday. Bush also named former Department of Transportation official Elaine Chao as his new pick to head the Deparment of Labor.

A majority of Americans are willing to support limited hours-of-service for truck drivers, according to a survey by the Insurance Research Council.