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Canadian National Railway Co. said late Tuesday night that it had reached a new labor contract with Teamsters Canada, averting a strike.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. new Indiana law raising the speed limit for trucks on some interstate and other highways was scheduled to go into effect July 1, but could be delayed, state transportation officials said.

The Senate passed a $295 billion six-year highway bill Tuesday afternoon by an 89-11 margin, and the spending level could lead to a potential White House veto.

Yellow Roadway Corp. said Tuesday it would sell $250 million in notes through a private offering to pay part of the cost of its acquisition of fellow less-than-truckload carrier USF Corp.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. merican Trucking Associations said Tuesday it asked the Department of Energy to consider creating a single national diesel fuel standard as part of a long-term energy strategy.

Production at U.S. factories, mines and utilities fell 0.2% in April, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday.

The Labor Department said Tuesday its producer price index rose 0.6% in April, while prices excluding food and energy rose 0.3%.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ransportation Secretary Norman Mineta unveiled a plan Monday to improve safety on U.S. railroads.

Housing starts rose 11% in April, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he average price of retail diesel fuel fell for a third straight week, dropping 3.8 cents to $2.189 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.