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In the news this morning: Crude oil prices rise as OPEC cuts loom; Florida East Coast Industries names new CFO; Dorsey Trailers gets financing extended; and more.

Today's technology headlines: Raft of new wireless technologies could lead to airwave gridlock; firm develops protocol to make Web-enabled cell phones more finger-friendly; virtual blueprints save time and money for bearing manufacturer; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Calif. energy crunch leading to more production cutbacks; GM, Chrysler to cut 1Q 2001 production; TCA joins drive to mandate national fuel surcharge; and more.

In an interview with Transport Topics, Clyde J. Hart Jr. said he would consider joining the Bush administration as the permanent head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration if asked.

Small fleets and independent owner-operators, expected to bear the brunt of the coming shakeout in trucking, are getting a helping hand from an unlikely source: bigger truck lines and logistics firms.

In the news this morning: U.S. Xpress issues 4Q earnings warning; parts-maker Delphi to begin layoffs, furloughs of workers; APL Logistics to buy GATX Logistics; and more.

The U.S. Postal Service and FedEx are about to enter a delivery alliance, and a vote may be held at the Postal Service Board of Governors meeting, the Wall Street Journal Online reported Monday.

Today's technology headlines: FCC proposal would free up frequencies; Cell-Loc cuts 47 jobs to reduce costs; Sprint, WorldCom win victory in fight over wireless spectrum; and more.

Republicans and Democrats in the Senate have agreed to share power in committees on an almost equal basis and avoid gridlock, the Washington Post reported Friday afternoon on its Web site.

This afternoon's headlines: CF plans to open 3 terminals by spring; U.S. jobless rate steady while manufacturing sector sheds jobs; Houston Police crack down on truckers driving I-10; and more.