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The Department of Transportation is moving quickly to use economic stimulus funds to improve infrastructure, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday.

Caterpillar Inc. said Tuesday it will lay off more than 2,400 employees at five plants in three states as the heavy equipment maker continues to cut costs amid the economic downturn, the Associated Press reported.

ORLANDO, Fla. — For truckers, there is a lot more to intermodal than simply tying a trailer down on a train, industry experts said.

American Trucking Associations Monday warned against Virginia's proposal to close 25 of its 42 rest areas, saying that the move would be dangerous for all drivers.

Tire maker Double Coin said it has doubled its market share in Mexico since being reintroduced to that country’s market in 2007.

Motor carriers incur tens of billions of dollars in lost productivity because of inefficiencies that could be mitigated by wider use of wireless information technology, according to a new federal report.

Truck parts manufacturer Eaton Corp. plans to close a plant in Greenfield, Ind., and move its operations to North Carolina and Mexico, Bloomberg reported.

U.S. industrial production fell 1.4% in February, declining for the fourth consecutive month, the Federal Reserve said Monday.

OPEC plans to hold its oil output steady rather than to make deeper production cuts that were sought by some of its members, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.