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An association of fuel suppliers and pipeline companies said it would ask the federal government to allow them to sell diesel fuel with slightly higher sulfur levels than environmental rules would allow next year.

Nafta Surface Trade Rose 12.6% in 2004 • Caterpillar to Raise Prices By Up to 5% • UP Plans to Boost L.A. Intermodal Capacity • GM, Ford to Cut 2Q Production • And more...

Knowing where their trailers are at any given moment is increasingly important for a growing number of freight lines in an age of heightened security, just-in-time delivery, intense competition and movements across various modes of transport.

Schneider Seeks to Add 100 Drivers in Midwest • Canada's GDP Growth Cools to 1.7% in 4Q • S&P Lowers Yellow Roadway Credit Rating on USF Deal • Atlas Air Reports Drop in Revenue Ton-Miles • And more...

XM Raises Subscription Price 30% • Puradyn Filter Technologies Appoints CFO • Software Firm to Provide Supply Chain System to Ford • G-Log Says 2004 Annual Revenue Grew 15% • And more...

A day after announcing it would close an air freight hub in Ohio, UPS Inc. said Friday it would integrate the heavy freight handled by that facility into an $82.5 million expansion of its Louisville, Ky., air cargo operations.

U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks in January kept up the same blistering pace they set in 2004, setting an apparent all-time record for the month by reaching 18,257 — a 61.9% increase over sales in the first month of last year.

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.8% in the fourth quarter, up from an earlier 3.1% estimate, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Sales of previously owned homes fell 0.5% in January to a 5.94 million annual rate, the National Association of Realtors said Friday.

Oil Rises Slightly, Remains Over $51 • FedEx, Pilots Union Reportedly at Odds Over Recorders • Western Europe Heavy-Duty Truck Sales Rise • Intermodal Volume Grows 22.8% for Week • And more...