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Florida residents began to rebuild on Tuesday after Hurricane Frances completed its weekend assault on nearly the entire state, news services reported. Early estimates on the damage were several billion dollars..

Corporations Announce Plans to Cut 74,000 Jobs in August • Arkansas Best Considering Next-Day Service • Illinois Gov. Signs Bill Lowering Trucking Fees • UPS, FedEx Among Carriers Awarded New China Cargo Flights • And more...

Employers added 144,000 workers to payrolls in August, and the manufacturing sector added 22,000 positions, the Labor Department said Friday..

Highways in Florida were jammed on Friday as 2.5 million residents were ordered to head for safety ahead of Hurricane Frances, the Associated Press reported..

OAK BROOK, Ill. — Truck operators will continue to seek some form of federal aid or tax relief to help offset the cost of buying cleaner-burning diesel engines to meet tougher emissions standards in 2007 and, especially, 2010, said American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves.

OAK BROOK, Ill. — Truck component maker Hendrickson International plans to have a new suspension unit for Class 8 trucks ready for sale in 2005, a company official told reporters here.

ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Falls to Eight-Month Low • L.A., Long Beach Ports Experiencing Backlogs • Zollars Says Yellow Using More of Its Capacity • N.C. Shifts Focus to Highway Maintenance • And more...

Factory orders rose 1.3% in July, the largest gain in four months, the Commerce Department said Thursday..

Worker productivity grew at a 2.5% annual rate in the second quarter, the Labor Department said Thursday, the slowest rate since the fourth quarter of 2002.

Hotter-running diesel engines coming in 2007 could spur the demand for synthetic motor oils that have already carved a niche for themselves by withstanding extreme temperatures. br clear=all>