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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.

SAN ANTONIO — A Research and Special Programs Administration decision to continue hazmat registration fees at the same level in fiscal year 2003 came under fire during last week’s semi-annual meeting of American Trucking Associations’ Safety and Loss Prevention Management Council.

Personal Spending, Income Up in February • Highway Named for First American Killed in Terror War • Report Says Alaska Drilling Threatens Wildlife • Rail Intermodal Lags Last Year by 0.2% • And more...

Consumers are feeling better about the U.S. economy than they have in a very long time, a University of Michigan survey said Thursday. Also Thursday, an industry group said that manufacturing activity in the Midwest rose for the second straight month.

In response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, many have seized upon the commercial driver license as a tool to protect the country from truck-borne violence.

SAN ANTONIO — Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, law enforcement agencies have shifted their attention to preventing terrorism and are spending less time on cargo theft crimes, officials told the semi-annual meeting of American Trucking Associations’ Safety and Loss Prevention Management Council.

The U.S. economy expanded at an annual rate of 1.7% in the fourth quarter of 2001, the fastest pace in a year, as consumer and government spending grew despite the recession, a government report showed Thursday.

Chicago Freeway Project Moves to Next Phase • Postal Service Readying Restructuring Plan • Ryder's President, CEO to Add Chairman Title • Initial Jobless Claims Rose Last Week • And more...

Smaller Airports Eye Different Security Systems • Port of N.Y. and N.J. Still a Target, Officials Say • Canada Says Its Border Plan Is on Track • New Focus Stretches Coast Guard Thin, Officials Say • And more ...

The rate at which new homes are being sold in the United States jumped 5.3% in February to an annualized pace of 875,000, a government report released Wednesday said.