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DaimlerChrysler's Commercial Vehicle Sales Surge • Jobless Claims Rise 20,000 to 350,000 in Latest Week • Oshkosh Earnings Up in 4Q, Fiscal Year • Truck Volume Index Falls 1.8% in Aug. • And more...

OPEC President Says U.S. Should Tap Oil Stockpile • New ���ϳԹ��� Sales Rise to Third Highest Level Ever • Earnings at Forward Air Rise in 3Q • Accident Costs Hurt Transport Corp.'s Profits • And more...

D.C. Mayor Wants Trains Carrying Dangerous Chemicals Out of City • Bill Would Allow Fence at U.S.-Mexico Border to be Completed

Orders for durable goods rose 0.2% in September, driven by demand for military equipment and computers, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

federal regulation on the safety and maintenance of intermodal container chassis, originally planned for late this year, will be delayed until early 2005 because of “other rulemaking activities,” according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

WASHINGTON — For cargo security to be effective, the entire supply chain from production to delivery must be protected and screened by both private enterprise and the government, speakers at the North American Cargo Security Forum said here Oct. 18 and 19.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Speakers at a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration “listening session” here said federal safety policy should focus more on drivers and less on equipment, and they suggested ways to improve the agency’s fleet review and rating processes.

Economic activity expanded in September and early October, but was constrained by high energy costs, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.

Fed's Ferguson Says Business Spending Picking Up • Celadon Earns $2.8 Million in Latest Quarter • Overnite Reports Higher Profits in 3Q • Earnings Falls at BNSF Due to Asbestos Claims • And more...