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Boston's 'Big Dig' Project Suffering From Leaks • Delphi Delays Earnings Report Due to SEC Probe • Freight Railroads Announce Cooperative Agreement • Report: Revenues Increasing for Many Canadian Trucking Firms • And more...

With government demands for transportation security remaining high in the post-9/11 era, security software vendors are bringing products to market to help with that critical task. However, trucking companies purchasing the technology are insisting that the systems must pay for themselves — either through higher productivity or higher freight rates.

D.C. Council Rejects Hazmat Measure for Railroads • RSPA Requires 'Non-Odorized' Markings • Utah Seeks Ruling on Nuclear Waste •

The Transportation Security Administration issued a proposed rule Wednesday and would soon issue a interim final rule implementing several aspects of the background check requirements for drivers with hazardous materials endorsements, American Trucking Associations said.

The Federal Reserve raised a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point Wednesday, the fourth increase this year.

About 1,300 workers at DaimlerChrysler AG's Detroit Diesel Corp. plant in Redford, Mich., went on strike Tuesday night, the Detroit News reported.

With the 2004 elections over and political control of the federal government established more clearly than we've seen in years, let's hope that those we elected roll up their sleeves and quickly get to work.

Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose 0.5% in September, the smallest increase since April, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

The Department of Transportation said Tuesday its transportation services index fell 0.8% in August.