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EPA Certifies Cat’s C13 Engine • Japanese Companies Upset With Speed-Limiting Device • Web Retailers Make It Easier to Return Goods • EPRI Funds Alternative to Engine Idling

With more and more ocean carriers and truckers migrating to the Web, ports and terminal operators are turning to cyberspace solutions designed to help them move cargo more efficiently.

International Truck & Engine Corp. has named Ford Motor Co. executive Dee Kapur president of its truck group, the company announced Sept. 2.

Sen. Clinton to Block Bush EPA Nominee • OPEC's Silva Says No Need to Change Quotas • Speed Transportation Forms New Unit • Volvo Trucks Names President of South American Unit • And more...

The U.S. economy lost a total of 93,000 jobs in August as the manufacturing sector shed another 44,000 positions, but the unemployment rate dipped to 6.1% as more discouraged workers dropped out of the labor force, the Labor Department reported Friday.

Appeals Court Overturns Ruling Against FedEx • First Shipment of Canadian Beef Since Ban Enters U.S. • World Bank Says Oil Prices Will Fall • Three LTL Carriers Offers Guarantees • And more...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Mark Dietsche of Keizer, Ore., said he drove more than 100 miles each weekend to practice with a straight truck for the National Truck Driving Championships, where he became the first driver for FedEx Freight to win as grand champion.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Though the big award at the National Truck Driving Championships went to FedEx Freight’s Mark Dietsche, other drivers received awards at the 66th annual event held here as well.

Orders placed with U.S. factories rose 1.6% in July, led by more bookings for motor vehicles, computers and machinery, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

Navistar International Corp. said Thursday it would not shut down a heavy-duty truck plant in Chatham, Ontario, after the Canadian and provincial governments agreed to subsidize the factory.