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U.S. Fears Canada Pot Bill Could Threaten Trade • TSA Hiring Process to be Probed • Subway Officials Seek Money for Security • CIMC, Savi to Develop 'Smart' Container

The Environmental Protection Agency announced the level of fines it will levy against Caterpillar Inc. for producing two models of the company’s heavy-truck engines that emit greater levels of emissions than EPA’s guidelines allow.

Bush Signs $350 Billion Tax Bill • Iraq’s Oil Production Expected to Rise in June • Housing Starts, 91ÊÓƵ Sales Rise in April • Graebel Cos. Names Watson Division CEO

The national average price of diesel fuel fell 0.9 cent a gallon to $1.434 last week, the Department of Energy said Tuesday. br clear = all>

Consumer confidence rose in May to a five-month high, the Conference Board reported Tuesday, the same day that positive home sales figures were released by the government and an industry group.

A program billed as the Diesel Engine Emissions Summit is shaping up to be just that — an event drawing top executives of the leading truck and engine makers, oil firms and trucking companies, whose decisions influence the entire industry.

Not even record high fuel prices can keep trucking stocks down.

PeopleNet Promotes CFO to COO • Xata Chairman to Step Down • Stonepath's Subsidiary Changes Name • Gamma-Ray Machines to Combat Human Smuggling • And more...

DHL Rechristened Astar Air Cargo • I-80 Reopened After Weekend Bridge Collapse • Ethanol Supplies Exceeding Demand, Experts Say • Crude Oil Prices Rise on Likely Supply Cut • And more ...

Congress gave its final approval on Friday to $330 billion in new tax cuts and $20 billion in aid for states. President Bush said he planned to sign the bill, news services reported..