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Overall trucking freight volumes fell a seasonally adjusted 1% in December, according to an American Trucking Associations index.

While 2004 was the fourth-best year ever for total U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks, suppliers to truck makers said their sales in 2005 would be even better.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., parent to the second-largest U.S. railroad, reported record quarterly earnings for the fourth quarter of 2004, which rose 53.5% over the previous year’s fourth quarter.

Department of 91ÊÓƵland Security Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security Asa Hutchinson announced he would resign, effective March 1.

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The national average price of diesel fuel rose 0.7 a gallon to $1.959, according to a report published Monday by the Department of Energy.

U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks surged 44.5% in December to their highest level in almost four years, pushing sales for the full year above 200,000 for the first time since 2000.

Union Pacific Corp., the largest U.S. railroad, said its fourth-quarter profit fell 86% compared to the previous year, citing system delays and a $154 million asbestos claim.

Security screening devices that use radiation to scan the contents of trucks and trailers at ports and border crossings may pose health risks, Teamsters union representatives said.

Three Northeastern governors declared states of emergency over the weekend as a blizzard pounded the region after dumping a foot of snow across the Midwest, the Associated Press reported.