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The U.S. price of diesel fuel continued to rise last week, jumping 1.4 cents a gallon to an average of $1.295 as reported Monday by the Department of Energy.

A key manufacturing index rose to 55.6 in March from 54.7 in February, the second straight increase after a 19-month slump, the Institute for Supply Management said.

After thieves stole equipment belonging to RFK Transportation last year, Robert F. Kazimour, president and CEO of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, common carrier, decided it was time to invest in tracking technology.

Yellow Corp.’s director of security, George Rodriguez, has emerged as the sole candidate for the job of directing trucking security at the federal government’s new Transportation Security Administration, according to sources.

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President Bush’s decision to impose tariffs ranging from 8% to 30% on certain steel imports for a period of at least three years is likely to raise the cost of manufacturing truck equipment, but it remains to be seen how much of the cost increase will be passed along to buyers.

With the travel season approaching and reduced production from leading oil exporters, consumers have seen huge increases in the price of gasoline across the United States, private and government analysts said.

Although no specific threat was mentioned, the FBI listed warning signs on its Web site late Thursday to indicate there could be plans by terrorists to detonate a truck bomb in the United States, the Associated Press reported.

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Class 8 heavy-duty truck sales in February fell 20.7% from the same month in 2001 and were 54% lower than February 2000, the month before the market for new trucks began tumbling.