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Pacer’s Quarterly, Annual Profits Rise by Half • Fed Reportedly to Boost Interest Rates Wednesday • Construction Spending Rises in December • Paccar Reports Record Annual Earnings • And more...

Personal spending rose by $360.9 billion or 0.8% in December, the Commerce Department said Monday.

Executives for GeoLogic Solutions said the former transportation division of Aether Systems might soon expand its in-cab mobile communications and trailer-tracking technologies to the less-than-truckload industry.

Ford Reportedly to Develop Clean-Diesel Engine • Xata Reports Higher First-Quarter Loss, Increased Sales • Sirius' 4Q Net Loss Grows • Velociti Names Powell New COO

Rep. John Dingell said he planned to reintroduce clean diesel legislation he originally had proposed in 2003 when it died in committee.

Employees Authorize Strike at VTNA Plant in Virginia • Navistar Delays 10-K SEC Filing • N. American Surface Border Trade Rose 12.5% in November • Factory Activity in Chicago Area Expands Again • And more...

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.1% in the fourth quarter, down from 4% in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ales of heavy-duty trucks in the United States during 2004 exceeded 200,000 for the fourth time in history, proof that the industry has recovered from the recession that ravaged it beginning in 2001.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he new requirements for fingerprint-based background checks for drivers will have a large economic effect on the drivers.

Crude Oil Falls in Advance of OPEC Meeting • Yellow Roadway Reports Profit for First Combined Year • USF Reports Lower Earnings for Quarter, Year • Overnite Corp. Reports Fourth-Quarter, 2004 Profits • And more...