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Spokesmen for two national truck stop operators said they would not commit to selling urea at their locations until the trucking industry demands that it be carried at the retail level.

As the outer fringes of Hurricane Isabel reached North Carolina on Thursday morning, the freight transportation network was already being affected. .

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Manufacturing in the Philadelphia area expanded in September for the fourth straight month, but at a slower pace, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

The Conference Board said Thursday that its index of leading U.S. economic indicators rose 0.4% in August to 113.3, the fourth straight increase.

Click here to send a letter. o far this year, large parts of the U.S. transportation system have endured sudden disruptions from a blizzard, a massive power blackout and now a hurricane..

U.S. housing starts in August declined 3.8% from its 17-year high the month before as builders kept filling orders previously placed, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Building permits, an indicator of future production, rose 4.8% to 1.886 million, the highest this year.

Groups representing state vehicle licensing agencies and the trucking industry said federal officials have told them they would delay looming deadlines for security background checks of hazardous materials drivers.

American Trucking Associations submitted a proposal last week showing how it would administer $19.7 million in federal funds to boost security of trucking operations amid the threat of terrorism.