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The national average price of diesel rose 1.4 cents to $2.567 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

Durable goods orders posted their biggest decline since July 2000, falling 8.7% in October, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

Swedish truck maker Scania said it may return up to 17 billion kroner, or about $2.5 billion, to its investors in an effort to persuade shareholders not to turn their stock over to German rival MAN AG, Bloomberg reported Monday.

William Zollars, chief executive officer of less-than-truckload carrier YRC Worldwide, on Saturday in an interview with the New York Times highlighted China as “a primary area of emphasis” for the company, and added that the carrier would likely announce acquisitions there within the next year.

he biodiesel industry’s largest trade group has issued a “winter weather advisory” after 50% of the samples in a national test failed to meet quality standards. br clear="all">

Swift Transportation Co. on Monday rejected an offer from its former chief executive officer, Jerry Moyes, to take the truckload carrier private in a deal that valued the company at $29 a share.

BEIJING — China is a First World manufacturing powerhouse trapped within a Third World transportation and distribution system.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With Democrats set to take over Congress in January, transportation officials said they hoped lawmakers would back off earlier calls for inspection of all cargo containers and tighter hazardous materials procedures.

WASHINGTON — The legislator who is expected to lead the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the next congress said he opposes giving access to U.S. highways to longer domestic trucks and to trucks from Mexico.