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The American Trucking Associations Thursday stated its opposition to a lawsuit filed by public advocacy and labor groups, joined by the California Trucking Association, which would have the effect of preventing Mexican trucks from operating in the U.S. under rules which were to take effect May 3..

Although 43,000 jobs were created in April, the U.S. unemployment rate rose to 6.0%, its highest level since in 7½ years, the Labor Department said Friday.

Court Upholds EPA's 2006 Fuel, Engine Standards • Ryder's President, CEO Swienton Becomes Chairman • ISM Service Index Slips to 55.3 in April • Fed Not Expected to Change Interest Rates • And more...

While a Senate subcommittee examines recommendations to crack down on oil companies charged with manipulating supply to prop up fuel prices, the world’s main oil cartel is having trouble keeping the price of crude oil where it wants it.

The U.S. employment picture brightened slightly with a drop in the number filing new claims for unemployment benefits last week, as reported by the Labor Department, coupled with a separate report of a drop in the number of announced job cuts in April.

WASHINGTON — Trucking industry leaders urged the government to embrace security measures that freight transportation companies are already employing, and pressed their case for tougher screening of employees through access to a federal database on criminal records.

The chairman of a House committee last week said the House is likely to approve legislation to open Nevada’s Yucca Mountain repository for spent nuclear fuel.

New orders at U.S. manufacturers rose 0.4% in March, to $318.5 billion, after being revised upward the month before, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

Va. to Study Additional Bridge • Minnesota Mayors Push for Gas Tax Increase • Federal-Mogul Cuts Costs, Narrows 1Q Loss • Patriot Gains 89% in Second Fiscal Quarter • And more...

TRW to Assess Port Vulnerability • Congress Getting Behind Armed Pilots Plan • New Guidelines in Place at Southern Calif. Ports • S.C. Governor Sues to Stop Plutonium Shipments • And more...