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O'Neill Sees Significant Recovery • Parts Maker Records $35.5 Million Loss • ATA Reruns 60-Year-Old Readiness Ad • Crude Oil Spikes After Report Shows Decline in Stocks • Mullen’s 4Q Profits Shrink With N. American Economy • Vitran Posts Higher Net Income in 4Q •

Freightliner’s chief executive officer gave credence Tuesday to speculation that some fleets may be ordering new trucks early in order to finesse the Environmental Protection Agency’s Oct. 1 deadline for lower emissions from heavy-duty engines.

A Silicon Valley technology start-up is pushing its initial vehicle tracking and security system to the automobile market, but officials at SecuraTrak Inc. say their product already is finding acceptance among small truck fleets.

U.S. consumer prices rose 0.2% in January, the first increase in four months, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

NITL Approves Carrier Membership • Bridge on I-75 to Close in Michigan • ATA, Va. Truckers Fight I-81 Toll Plan • CF Announces Loss of $37.5M in 4Q • And more...

The average retail price of diesel fuel in the United States rose 0.3 cent per gallon to $1.156, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Joseph M. Clapp told a House appropriations panel that an overdue report on the agency's "security sensitivity" visits to hazardous materials handlers is tied up in review by other Department of Transportation agencies.

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta will receive staff recommendations within 60 days on how to implement a nationwide identification card for transportation workers, the secretary's national security adviser told a congressional panel.

The number of new homes being built in the United States exceeded analysts’ expectations in January, jumping 6.3% to an annual rate of 1.678 million, the Department of Commerce reported Tuesday.

Post Office Goes After Package Market • Safety Experiment Keeps Trucks in Right Lane • Cummins Forms New Unit • OPEC to Maintain Cuts, Traders Say • And more...