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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.While the impressive growth in gross domestic product in the first quarter would seem to indicate an economic recovery might be in the making, the Environmental Protection Agency’s new engine standards, set to go into effect on Oct. 1 of this year, represent a significant economic setback to original equipment manufacturers, the motor carrier industry and the shipping public just as the economy is beginning to turn around.

Philly Fed Survey Finds Low Risk of New Recession • Cargo Plane Crashes After Take-Off • Temp Hirings Signal Improvement in Labor Market • Teamsters Endorse Pataki for N.Y. Governor • And more...

The national average price of diesel fuel rose Monday to $1.309 per gallon, a full cent higher than the previous week and the largest move in four weeks, the U.S. Department of Energy said Monday.

Bentley Systems Wins Caltrans Contract • Old Dominion Freight Line Implements Aether Technology • IBM Develops Ultra-Fast Transistor • Verizon Wireless Launches Phone Internet Plan • Calif. Transit Firm to Offer Fuels Testing • And more ...

The index of U.S. leading economic indicators decreased 0.4% in April in its first drop since September 2001, the Conference Board said Monday..

CHICAGO — American Trucking Associations is preparing a pilot program to use biometric information to verify truck driver identities, but trucking company executives here expressed worry about who would shoulder the burden of paying for the system.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Trucking is prepared to help the national effort to combat terrorism in a truly meaningful way, by training its 3 million over-the-road drivers to be the eyes and ears of an informed populace.

Teamster Members Authorize Strike • Trailer Bridge Executes Financing Amendment • Productivity Will Stem Inflation, Stern Says • Kansas Governor to Sign Fuel Tax Bill • And more...

Union Pacific Sued Over Remote-Control Units • Midwest Braces for More Floods • U.S. Consumers Still Optimistic, Survey Says • Labor Dispute Brewing at West Coast Ports • And more...

A research committee working at the request of Congress Thursday recommended increases in the maximum allowable weight of tractor-trailer combinations and in the length of twin trailer trucks.