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The national average price of diesel fuel rose 0.7 a gallon to $1.959, according to a report published Monday by the Department of Energy.

FCC Chairman to Resign • EPA Offers $1 Million in Grants for Emission-Cutting Projects • AirIQ Names New Chief Operating Officer • Canadian Group Cuts Truck Idling Through Education

In order to attract more small carriers at a time when freight-hauling capacity is in high demand, truckload carrier Landstar System has launched a new Internet bulletin board to offer its loads to a wider audience of truckers.

Union Pacific Corp., the largest U.S. railroad, said its fourth-quarter profit fell 86% compared to the previous year, citing system delays and a $154 million asbestos claim.

Ontario Trucking Association Backs Windsor Border Improvements • TransForce to Aquire Canadian Trucking Company • Lundberg: Gasoline Prices Rising • Interior Agency Backs Alaskan Oil Drilling • And more...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is considering restructuring options including plant closings, moving work overseas and laying off workers, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reproposed its driver hours-of-service rules, making no changes to the regulations a federal court had overturned, but adding several pages of references to how the rules would enhance driver health.

New greases are offering fleets more operational choices — including extended service intervals — that promise to keep trucks on the road for longer periods at a time, lubricant and equipment manufacturers said.

Navistar Delays Meeting Until March • Preliminary Consumer Sentiment Index Falls in January • Werner Reports Record Operating Revenues • Rail Volume Falls; AAR Cites Bad Western Weather • And more...