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Spurred by California truckers protesting high diesel prices, Union Pacific railroad will stop accepting cargo bound for state ports starting Monday so traffic does not bottleneck its operations, the Contra Costa (Calif.) Times reported.

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The dream of a single transponder to handle many different electronic bypass and clearance functions for highway trucks may bump up against reality when it comes to finding a universal technology for U.S. border crossings.

The national average price of diesel fuel fell 0.1 cent to $1.717 per gallon, while gasoline hit a new record high, the Department of Energy said Monday.

Manufacturing activity grew in April for the 11th consecutive month, while the overall economy grew for the 30th consecutive month, factory purchasing managers reported Monday through the Institute for Supply Management.

Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta accepted $573 million from the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority as early repayment of a federal loan that was used to launch the project.

U.S. consumers spent more in March, but their faith in the economy fell during April, a pair of reports released Friday said.

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Several truck drivers in California parked their rigs in the middle of some of the busiest highways in the United States to protest high fuel costs in the state, news services reported Friday.