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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. s a practitioner and an insurance agent who works mainly with small mom-and-pop businesses, I am opposed to the recent decision to get rid of the quarterly payment option for the heavy-vehicle use tax.

Washington State Votes to Limit Nuclear Waste Shipments • FMCSA Delays Security Test Results • Officials: Some Hazmat Trains Rerouted Away From D.C. • FMCSA to Change Enforcement Rules

Oil, Stock Markets Rise After Bush Wins Election • ISM Services Index Increases in October • Missouri, Phoenix, R.I. Voters Approve Transportation Measures • Delays at California Ports Beginning to Ease

The Department of Energy said Monday the U.S. average price for retail diesel fuel dropped 0.6 cent to $2.206 per gallon, the first decline in eight weeks.

USF Corp. said Tuesday that Richard DiStasio, chairman and chief executive officer, was leaving the company. DiStasio also resigned his position from the board, the company said.

Truckload carrier Celadon Group Inc. said its board named Thomas Glaser the company's president. The position was previously held by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve Russell.

Truck stops are no longer just pit stops where drivers can take on diesel fuel for their rigs and chicken fried steak for themselves. They have become full-service travel centers that cater to fleet operators and drivers, offering high-tech communications, 24-hour maintenance and repair, and on-site shopping and entertainment.

Announced Job Cuts Top 100,000 Again in October • Profits Rise at Expeditors International of Washington • FedEx to Add New Flights Between Germany, Tennessee • Profits Rise at Target Logistics • And more...

Less-than-truckload carrier Guaranteed Overnight Delivery said it was discontinuing LTL pickups, the Kansas City Business Journal reported.

The Institute for Supply Management said Monday its manufacturing index fell to a 13-month low in October after the third straight decline.