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The Bush administration may push for more pro-business regulations including more flexible pollution standards, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Drayage container carrier Bridge Terminal Transport Inc. said it was opening a new facility in at the port of Wilmington, N.C., and will be hiring independent drivers.

Investors are pouring millions of dollars into development of new ethanol plants in the Midwest, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves sent a letter to House members seeking support of an amendment to the federal highway bill that would only allow new tolls on new interstate highway capacity.

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Crude oil futures rose to near an all-time high Tuesday, closing at $54.59 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.

The average price of retail price diesel fuel rose again, climbing five cents to $2.168 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

A shrinking labor supply coupled with high demand for truckload service has forced carriers to adopt new operating strategies and rethink the way they recruit, retain and reward drivers, said industry executives interviewed by Transport Topics.

The Federal Railroad Administration said it has set new standards governing systems that would help trains avoid collisions.

The Department of Transportation Tuesday announced more than $740 million in emergency relief funds for 34 states and territories that suffered highway and bridge damage from flooding, earthquakes, other natural disasters or emergency situations.