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Price of Crude Oil Rises After Blast in Indonesia • SM Services Index Expands at Fastest Pace Ever • Yellow Increases Note Offering to $200 Million • Waste Management's Net Income Falls 19% • And more...

The average retail price of diesel fuel in the United States surged 1.5 cents per gallon to $1.453, the U.S. Department of Energy reported Monday. br clear=all>

USDA Issues Meat Shipping Guidelines • Airports to Scrutinize Electronic Gadgets • First 91ÊÓƵland Security Business Incubator Opens • Deaths Along U.S.-Mexico Border Increasing • And more...

In a wave of strong earnings reports, makers of trucks and truck equipment said growing demand has made them optimistic about prospects for the second half of 2003 and for next year.

President Bush announced July 29 that he would appoint Duane Acklie, chairman of truckload hauler Crete Carrier Corp. in Lincoln, Neb., to be board chairman of the Student Loan Marketing Association.

Orders placed with U.S. factories rose 1.7% in June, the largest increase in three months, the Commerce Department reported Monday..

TMI Launches New Job Application Service • Germany Delays Satellite-Based Toll System • Government Warns of Internet Hacker Attacks • Experts: Handheld Computers Easy to Hack

The California Air Resources Board said it will allow only ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel to be sold in the state beginning in 2006, unlike the rest of the country in which two kinds of diesel would be available until 2010.

Illinois Debate Over Truck Speed Limits Continues • Union Pacific Approves Overnite IPO Sale • Yellow Says July Volumes 10% Higher Than Year Ago • Boyd Bros. Reports Higher Earnings • And more...

After waiting for months for the Transportation Security Administration to clear up procedures for background checks of hazardous materials drivers, key industry and state officials said this week it was now too late to meet the fast-approaching deadlines.