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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. al-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, an-nounced that within 10 years it would double the fuel efficiency for its fleet of heavy-duty trucks to an average of 13 miles per gallon — a goal it said would eventually reshape trucks around the globe.

A London-based global port and logistics firm has received overtures to be bought by a Dubai company for about $5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. OSTON — Given the host of challenges facing the trucking industry, it is critical for fleets to manage information the best way possible, the president of Qualcomm’s Wireless Business Solutions Unit said.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. Kentucky trucking company has dropped its lawsuit challenging a state law that allows overweight coal trucks on state roads but not trucks carrying other materials, the Associated Press reported.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. consumer sentiment fell in October to the lowest level in 13 years, the University of Michigan reported Friday in its monthly consumer sentiment index.

Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services reported late Thursday that its third-quarter net income dipped to $2.2 million or 20 cents a share, from $3.1 million or 28 cents for the same period last year.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.8% in the third quarter, an increase from the second quarter’s 3.3%, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Internal Revenue Service, in response to shortages of clear diesel fuel caused by Hurricane Wilma in Florida, said it will not impose excise tax penalties when dyed diesel fuel is sold for use or used on the highway in that state.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rkansas Best Corp. said Thursday Robert Young III will step down as chief executive officer Feb. 1, but remain chairman.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. MELIA ISLAND, Fla. — The rapid pace of consolidations, mergers and acquisitions in trucking will accelerate in coming years, a top less-than-truckload executive predicted last week.