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With the deadline for beginning retail sale of ultra-low-sulfur diesel four months away, fuel transporters and retailers said they would closely monitor their distribution systems for sulfur contamination as refiners begin to produce and distribute more of the new fuel.

Two truckload carriers, Heartland Express and All Freight Systems, said they were boosting pay for their company and independent drivers, respectively.

Flatbed carrier and logistics provider Maverick USA said Monday it intends to purchase Schneider National’s Specialized Division, the largest glass carrier in North America.

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Average retail gasoline prices were unchanged over the past three weeks as supplies increased but demand did not, according to the latest Lundberg survey of gasoline prices released Sunday.

International Truck and Engine Corp. said Friday that United Auto Workers members voted down a proposed contract extension to the current pact that expires in October 2007.

The U.S. trade deficit rose 2.5% in April from March to $63.4 billion, the Commerce Department said Friday.

A southern Indiana barge maker and operator plans to add 1,100 jobs over the next three years as part of a $17.5 million expansion project, the Associated Press reported.

The U.S. economy will grow 3.6% this year, faster than the 3.4% gross domestic product expansion rate predicted six months ago, the White House said Thursday, Bloomberg reported.

Thursday, June 1, was the first in a series of deadlines leading to Jan. 1, when all new diesel truck engines have to comply with the government’s sharply tightened exhaust emission standards.