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There will be a price to pay for increased security in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but it’s not clear who’s going to pay it, according to panelists at the Transport Topics Management Outlook Forum.

Congress is considering legislation that would provide private bus operators with millions of dollars in government grants to beef up security.

The U.S. index of leading economic indicators, an important gauge of future economic activity, rose for the second straight month in November, the Conference Board said Wednesday.

Volvo Sees Truck Deliveries Fall 16% to Date • Goodyear Cuts Production as Shipments Fall • FedEx's Earnings Rise • Chinese Airline Offers New Trucking Infrastructure • And more...

Drug Seizures at Border, Ports Rise • Postal Workers, Others Offered Anthrax Vaccine • Airlines Won't Meet Screening Deadline • Immigrant Pleads Guilty in Hazmat Case • And more...

The number of new homes being built in the United States rose in November to the highest level since July, despite the first recession in a decade, a government report said Tuesday.

Officials of several of the nation’s largest trucking companies told Transport Topics they are going to buy fewer than normal or no 2003-model Class 8 tractors because of concern over how the new generation of cleaner-burning diesel engines will perform.

The average price of diesel fuel slid 3 cents per gallon last week to $1.143, the Department of Energy said Monday, but the arrival of colder weather could force the price back up.