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The Justice Department filed a brief Friday opposing the District of Columbia’s recently passed law on banning hazardous materials transport near the U.S. Capitol.

Nafta Surface Trade Rose 12.6% in 2004 • Caterpillar to Raise Prices By Up to 5% • UP Plans to Boost L.A. Intermodal Capacity • GM, Ford to Cut 2Q Production • And more...

Knowing where their trailers are at any given moment is increasingly important for a growing number of freight lines in an age of heightened security, just-in-time delivery, intense competition and movements across various modes of transport.

The national average retail price of diesel fuel rose a whopping 9.8 cents to $2.118 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

WASHINGTON — Tim Lynch, president of the Motor Freight Carriers Association, said any changes to the current hours-of-service regulations for truck drivers could hurt both the trucking industry and the overall U.S. economy.

Schneider Seeks to Add 100 Drivers in Midwest • Canada's GDP Growth Cools to 1.7% in 4Q • S&P Lowers Yellow Roadway Credit Rating on USF Deal • Atlas Air Reports Drop in Revenue Ton-Miles • And more...

U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks in January kept up the same blistering pace they set in 2004, setting an apparent all-time record for the month by reaching 18,257 — a 61.9% increase over sales in the first month of last year.

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.8% in the fourth quarter, up from an earlier 3.1% estimate, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Sales of previously owned homes fell 0.5% in January to a 5.94 million annual rate, the National Association of Realtors said Friday.