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New orders received by U.S. factories slumped sharply in April, according to a Commerce Department report released on Tuesday.

Democrats Ready to Take Control of Senate; Standard Automotive Chairman Resigns; CVSA’s Annual Road Check Begins; Fuel Tax Opponents Stage Protest in London; and more...

The price of diesel fuel last week dropped 1.5 cents per gallon after nine weeks of almost-continuous increases that totaled 15 cents, the Energy Information Administration reported

AT&T to Increase Some Long-Distance Rates; Wireless Companies Run Into Obstacles; Elisa to Launch GPRS Mobile Network; and more...

The data that the federal government and its experts relied on to develop revisions for the hours-of-service regulations bear little resemblance to the real world of trucking, a University of Chicago researcher charged in a new study.

The front page of Transport Topics on May 21 told of a three-month high for diesel fuel; this week’s has news of a four-month high. At the same time, gasoline has risen to all-time record highs. Some might detect a pattern here..

As I perused the 84-page National Energy Policy issued by the White House, I was heartened to see the high priority President Bush places on staving off a full-blown energy crisis. The last thing our sputtering economy needs is to have our collective engines literally run out of fuel.

Kelley to Leave Federal Reserve Board; Layoffs Fall in May, but Still Higher Than in 2000; Dana Sells Ohio Metal-Forging Plant; Change in Senate Alters Energy Plan; and more...

Wireless Companies Delay U.S. Debuts; UPS to Use Microsoft 'Smart Tags'; Popularity of Wireless Text Messaging Increases; and more...

Airborne Inc., the parent company of package shipper Airborne Express, said Friday that it will lay off 640 workers, or 2.5% of its workforce, because business has dropped off and the company sees no indication of an economic turnaround.