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There's nothing like a serious snowstorm to remind us how susceptible we are to the old "acts of God" clauses that are scattered throughout our insurance policies.

Grocer Ahold Sees Shares Collapse After Accounting Questions • Senators Ask FTC to Examine Gasoline Prices • Volvo Rolls Out Another Compliant Engine • Wabash Says It Will Probably Violate Debt Agreements • And more ...

Aether to Outfit 2,400 CFI Trucks • Clean Diesel Claims Tests Produced Lower Emissions • Smithfield to Use Hog Waste to Produce Biodiesel •

Sales of heavy-duty trucks rose 2% in January from a year earlier despite industry predictions that sales would drop off substantially during the new year. The gain came on the heels of a weak December, when truck sales fell 5.4% from a year earlier.

An internal Teamsters opposition group recently filed a lawsuit against the Central States Pension Fund, challenging rules that prohibit retirees from taking other jobs while collecting pension benefits.

WASHINGTON — The new chairman of the federal Surface Transportation Board, Roger Nober, outlined plans to make the STB more open and accessible to the public.

A large fire broke out at a Staten Island, N.Y., at an ExxonMobil oil storage facility Friday morning, forcing oil prices immediately higher, news services reported.

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About 1,100 workers at a Sterling heavy-duty truck plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, went on strike Thursday night after the company could not reach a new contract with members of the Canadian Auto Workers, Bloomberg reported.

Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta returned to the Department of Transportation Friday afternoon to meet with employees, and was scheduled to return to work the week of Feb. 24, DOT spokesman Ben Langer said on Friday.