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GM Chairman Sets 2003 Retirement • Teamsters Rally at UPS Facilities • Judge Admits Levying High Fines on Truckers • May Layoff Plans Down 25% from April • And more...

The Institute for Supply Management reported the fourth straight increase in its manufacturing index Monday, another sign the sector continues to gain strength.

About 800 workers at Navistar International’s Chatham, Ontario plant went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Monday after negotiators failed to reach an agreement on a new contract, news services reported.

SAN ANTONIO — Top Mexican government and industry officials voiced strong objections to U.S. rules over Mexican trucks operating here, and at least one industry leader threatened to push for relief through arbitration.

Two major less-than-truckload carriers have raised their freight-hauling rates for smaller customers by almost 6% and a major rate bureau may recommend its 140 members make a similar increase.

SAN ANTONIO — An international conference here aimed at sorting out the complex regulatory details of cross-border trucking was disrupted but went on after Mexican officials scheduled to talk on customs and immigration failed to appear.

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The average price of diesel fuel dipped 0.8 cent per gallon last week to stand at $1.30, the U.S. Department of Energy reported Monday.