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ATA filed a motion with the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Aug. 30 asking it for an indefinite stay of the effective date of its decision overturning the current hours-of-service regulations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration filed a similar stay request on the same date.

The U.S. average price for retail diesel fuel declined 0.3 cent to $1.871 per gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday, the first decrease since June 21 in the national average price of commercial trucking's main fuel.

Consumer confidence in the economy fell to 98.2 in August from a revised two-year high of 105.7 the month before, the Conference Board said Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Causes Flooding in Central Virginia • Business Activity in Chicago Area Expands at Slower Pace • Court: Company, Not Driver, Responsible for Overweight Truck Fines • RailRunner, Trailer Bridge Start Short-Haul • And more...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration planned to work with Department of Justice lawyers right up to an Aug. 30 deadline for filing the government’s response to a court decision that threw out FMCSA’s revised hours-of-service rules, an agency spokesman said Aug. 25.

The price of retail regular gasoline rose 0.5 cent during the past two weeks, the first increase since May, but falling crude oil prices would likely cause the gasoline to fall again in the weeks ahead, an industry analyst said Sunday.

SALT LAKE CITY — Before 3,000 cheering spectators here, FedEx Freight’s Wayne Crowder became the first person in the 67-year history of the National Truck Driving Championships to win honors as both the Rookie of the Year and the Grand Champion, for 2004.

A new lubricating oil standard set by the American Petroleum Institute that takes effect Sept. 1 is designed to handle the higher temperatures generated by heavy-duty diesel engines built to meet October 2002 federal emissions standards.

Personal Spending Rises 0.8% in July • Transforce to Acquire Highland Transport • Velocity Express Says It Will Remain Listed on Nasdaq • Heartland Raises Pay for Drivers in the 'Green Zone' • And more...

UPS Launches Fuel Cells in Delivery Vans • N.C. Launches '511' Information Service • S.D. to Install Electronic Signs on Highways • Company Wants to Build Plant to Convert Coal to Diesel • And more...