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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rucking is the backbone of this nation’s economy, accounting for 68% of the total freight tonnage transported, and diesel fuel is the lifeblood of the industry. For many companies, diesel is the second-highest operating expense after labor — equaling between 10% and 20% of total operating expenses.

UPS Steps Up Use of Wireless Technology in Europe • Ships Use Electricity to Reduce Idling at Port of Los Angeles • AirIQ Agrees to Purchase Aircept.com • ransMex Develops Equipment Matching Program • And more...

Independent Truckers Strike at Several Ports • Personal Spending Rises 1% in May • Crude Oil Prices Fall on Increased Supplies • DOT Issues Grants to States for Toughening DWI Laws • And more ...

Delivery firm DHL said Friday it planned to invest $1.2 billion in its North America operations to significantly increase capacity and service options.

The economy grew at a 3.9% annual pace in the first quarter, slower than previously estimated, the Commerce Department reported Friday..

Schneider National Among Companies Seeking More Drivers • Consumer Sentiment Index Rises in June • Sales of Existing 91��Ƶs Rise 2.6% in May • Intermodal Rail Traffic Sets Record • And more...

WASHINGTON — Fuels blended specifically for a locality or a region make diesel fuel too expensive, costing the trucking industry billions of dollars, and Congress should set a single national standard for diesel, a trucking company executive told Congress last week.

TROY, Mich. — ArvinMeritor Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Larry Yost said annual U.S. and Canadian sales of his company’s current lineup of commercial-vehicle emissions controls would grow from “modest” amounts now to “at least” $500 million and “hopefully” $700 million by 2008.

Orders for durable goods dropped 1.6% in May, the second consecutive fall, the Commerce Department reported Thursday..

Congress approved another extension of federal highway funding on Wednesday, giving lawmakers until July 31 to find a compromise on a new six-year plan for highway and mass transit spending.