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WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations told House transportation leaders that the industry cannot support a federal fuel tax hike that some members of Congress have said is needed to fund future highway spending.

The number of orders placed for new durable goods in the United States fell 0.6% in August, following up a revised 8.6% jump the previous month, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

Some readers' takes on the demise of Consolidated Freightways...

Owner-Operators Group Formed in Canada • FedEx Seen Challenging UPS Ground Service • Ottawa, Ontario Team to Improve Windsor Crossing • New 91ÊÓƵ Sales Rise to Record Pace • And more ...

Trucking company failures in the second quarter fell to their lowest level since the end of 1999, as the economy was in recovery from last year's recession, a new study shows.

Diesel engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. joined most other engine makers in announcing layoffs, but executives at heavy-duty truck plants said they expected to keep assembling trucks over the next eight weeks with engines built before the Oct. 1 deadline for lower-emission models.

Transportation IDs to Be Tested • Experts at Maritime Conference Stress Security • CG awards Response System Contract • Terror Alert Relaxed to Yellow • And More...

Being in the trucking industry for more than 35 years, I found the closing of Consolidated Freightways especially sad and disturbing.

Gulf Coast Preparing for Isidore's Arrival • Port Operators Expect More Disruptions • Pre-Owned 91ÊÓƵ Sales Drop • Contents of Idled Kenworth Plant Auctioned • And more...

In an announcement Tuesday, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee left its target federal funds rate at 1.75%, maintaining that demand is still growing at a moderate pace..