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Ridge Says States Will Receive More Terror Information • Major Terrorist Attack Predicted in Next Year • Navy Trains to Control Illegal Weapons Trade • Security Tightens After Blackout

Report: FedEx to Open Dallas-Area Distribution Hub • Teamsters: Federal Oversight May End • Marten Completes Stock Sale • Postal Service Inspector General Quits • And more...

U.S. housing starts rose 1.5% in July to 1.872 million homes at an annual rate last month, the most since 1.933 million in April 1986, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

After years of watching fellow drivers at Overnite Transportation Co. compete in the North Carolina Trucking Association’s state championships, George Somers decided, “This year, I just really wanted to try it myself.”

Preliminary Consumer Sentiment Index Falls in August • Yellow Gets Another Request From Justice on Roadway Purchase • More Refineries Restart Following the Blackout • Cummins Restates Results for Three Quarters • And more...

The average retail price of diesel fuel in the United States rose 0.6 cent per gallon to $1.498, the U.S. Department of Energy reported Monday. br clear=all>

Gasoline prices could jump by as much as 10 cents a gallon in the next few days as refineries shuttered by last week's blackout were slow to come back online, news services reported Monday.

A growing controversy over which electronic format motor carriers and shippers use for document exchange is set to be one of the major topics explored at the Information Technology & Logistics Forum next month.

Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt (R), whom President Bush picked last week to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, was expected to leave in place the agency’s 2007 diesel-engine emission regulations and 2006 diesel fuel requirements, said officials for both trucking industry and environmental groups.

Blackout Leads to Cell Phone Problems • Peterbilt Taking Orders for Cat’s Acert • Microsoft Thwarts Blaster Worm Attack • Automakers Drop California Emissions Lawsuit