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A massive snowstorm over the long Presidents' Day weekend left most of the Mid-Atlantic and New England region buried on several feet of snow, news services said.

Allied Holdings Reverses 4Q Loss • MAN AG Cutting Factory Hours • Emery Forwarding Opens Hong Kong Facility • Crude Oil Prices Decline After EU Decisions • And more ...

GM Announces Increased Range in its Fuel Cells • CNF Tabs IBM, Ketera to Provide On-Demand Procurement • Qualcomm Declares First Dividend •

President George W. Bush showed us, and the nation, how much trucking matters to him and to the country last week when he took time out of his extraordinarily busy schedule to meet with a large group of ATA members and leaders.

The Department of Energy could release oil from this country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve if the International Energy Agency activates a plan to provide additional oil to world markets in the event of war-related shortages, a DOE spokesman told Transport Topics.

Industrial production and business inventories rose in recent months, a pair of government reports said Friday, but consumer confidence continued to suffer an independent survey said.

WASHINGTON — President Bush shared his view of the world and nation Feb. 11 during a private meeting with about 150 members of American Trucking Associations, and promised to fight against fuel tax increases and for more highway spending.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Diesel engine manufacturers need the Environmental Protection Agency to decide this year whether it will allow them to use selective catalytic reduction technology to meet strict 2007 emissions standards, Mack Trucks Inc. executives said last week.

Airlines Seek Tapping of SPR to Ease Fuel Costs • Navistar Widens 1Q Loss • New Strike Threat, Middle East War Push Crude Higher • Congress Passes $397 Billion Budget • And more ...

Overall retail sales fell 0.9% in January, the Commerce Department said, but that figures turns markedly positive if sales of automobiles are not counted.