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The fuel price express took a holiday last week, as the average price of diesel dipped 4.4 cents a gallon to $4.648, and the price of gasoline declined for the first time in three months, according to the Department of Energy.

The two major engine makers that will employ exhaust gas recirculation technology to meet the tightened federal emissions rules that go into effect in 2010 will use credits they have earned from the Environmental Protection Agency to hit the new mark.

UPS Inc. lowered guidance on its second-quarter earnings by about 15%, less than one week after FedEx Corp. posted its first quarterly loss since 1997, demonstrating that even the two largest corporations in North American freight transportation, with the most far-reaching global footprints, are ultimately not immune to the continuing struggles of the all-but-stagnant U.S economy.

The federal agency charged with preventing weapons of mass destruction from entering the United States likely cannot meet a 2012 deadline imposed by Congress and requiring that all U.S.-bound cargo containers be scanned by imaging and radiation equipment before leaving foreign ports.

Workers on Tuesday put into place the 60th of 120 concrete sections on the new Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, keeping the work on course for completion ahead of schedule, the Associated Press reported.

With sightings of $5 diesel looming in some states, the fuel surcharge is a necessary ingredient to help offset the weekly fuel cost increases.

Dynamic traffic reporting — and eventually predictive analysis that forecasts when and where those soul-draining backups and bottlenecks will pop up — could be just what the doctor ordered.

A top trucking official urged Congress Thursday to take a cautious approach to climate change initiatives, saying the industry was concerned over the impacts of pending cap-and-trade legislation on the economy and fuel prices.