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Price of Crude Rises on Expectation of Reduced OPEC Shipments • Tentative Deal Reached in Chicago Garbage Strike • Volvo to Invest in Maryland Engine Factory • Union Pacific May Hire 3,000 People in 2004 • And more...

Wholesale inventories in the United States fell 0.2% in August, the fifth straight month without an increase, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

The American Trucking Associations of today was forged in the fires of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Two important and intertwined anniversaries are being celebrated: the 100th year of trucking in the United States, and the 70th birthday of American Trucking Associations. br clear=all>

University of Arkansas to Study Terrorism Patterns • DHS Awards Two Security Contracts • Government Considers New Air Cargo Regulations • Bush Signs 91ÊÓƵland Security Spending Bill • And more...

Ryder, Carrier Renew Distribution Deal • Report: Daimler Wants CEO Schrempp to Stay • Mack Wants More Aid for Maryland Plant • Cooper Shifts Some Truck-Tire Production to China • And more...

The average retail price of diesel fuel in the United States rose 1.6 cents per gallon to $1.445, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

American Trucking Associations will mark the 100th anniversary of trucking and the 70th anniversary of ATA with a special salute to families in trucking, a video and photo exhibition, and a display of historic trucks at the ATA Management Conference and Exhibition Oct. 19-22 in San Antonio.

Two major trucking suppliers and a leading carrier said they are seeing improvements in their segments of the industry, citing in separate reports increased freight volumes, remarketing opportunities for used trailers and a growing acceptance of the reliability of new diesel engines.

Oklahoma Sen. Nickles to Retire • Venezuelan Minister: OPEC May Cut Output Again • Report: Volvo Studies One Chassis for Its Trucks • Utah Unveils Long-Range Road Plan • And more...