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FMCSA Seeks to Improve Roadside Inspections • DOT Earmarks $80 Mln. to Repair Damaged Roads • TSA Names Chicago Airport Security Director • BearingPoint Wins N.Y.-N.J. Port Security Contract

Rick Herbert, professional truck driver for Yellow Transportation based in Illinois, became the 2005 National Truck Driving Grand Champion Saturday.

President Bush sent a letter saluting professional truckers for their efforts as part of this week's Truck Driver Appreciation Week and the just-completed national truck driving championships.

Department of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta outlined a plan Tuesday that would boost the corporate average fuel economy of light truck and sport utility vehicle fleets, news services reported.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ith tire costs ranking as the third-largest operational expense for trucking companies, behind fuel and labor, fleets increasingly are looking to manufacturers to help them find ways of containing their costs, tire makers said.

Sales of existing homes slowed 2.6% in July from June’s record level, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday.

Third-party logistics provider Hub Group said late Monday its board of directors authorized the purchase of up to $45 million of its Class A common stock.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he U.S. retail diesel average price rose 2.1 cents to a record $2.588 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday following its weekly survey of filling stations.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. orthwest Airlines mechanics, cleaners and custodians walked off the job Saturday morning after the company’s mechanics union rejected the fourth-largest airline’s latest contract offer, the Associated Press reported. No new talks have been scheduled.