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The Department of Transportation advanced its hours-of-service rule revision to the White House Office of Management and Budget last week, the final procedural step before the public gets a first glimpse of the new regulation.

Natural disasters, political up­heaval and financial woes are forcing shippers to reevaluate their supply chains and, in some cases, change the way they procure parts and materials and the way they distribute goods.

U.S. retail diesel prices last week rose to their highest level in almost three months after climbing 6.7 cents to $3.892 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.

Trucking’s driver shortage is getting worse, as freight demand grows modestly and the qualified driver corps dwindles, a trend that’s making drivers more desirable than equipment, industry officials said.

Class 8 truck orders in North America jumped 46% in October over the corresponding month of last year, leading several major truck dealers to conclude both that the industry has begun a multi-year recovery and that some fleets have quietly begun to expand.

Protesters removed barricades from the entrance to the Port of Oakland Thursday following an agreement reached between demonstrators and a port workers’ union, the Oakland Tribune reported.

Factory orders rose 0.3% in September, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector declined slightly in October but still showed expansion, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday.

Logistics provider Secor Group, Washington, D.C., announced it has acquired Vision Relocation Group, Chantilly, Va.

U.S. workers’ productivity increased in the third quarter and labor costs declined, the Labor Department said Thursday.