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In the past week we heard two voices speaking out on the pressing need for greater vehicle productivity in trucking in order to sustain growth of freight transportation into the future.

Once again, Transport Topics, American Trucking Associations and the Virginia Trucking Association have blasted the idea of charging toll for trucks in Virginia on Interstate 81.

The Federal Reserve voted unanimously on Wednesday to raise the benchmark U.S. interest rate a quarter-point to 5%.

The Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday it has approved regulations in the next phase of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC, program, set to collect information on transportation workers.

Private Truck Group Cites ‘Void’ at FMCSA • Fla. Gov. Declares Emergency on Fires; I-95 Reopens • FHWA Issues Size, Weight Proposals • FMCSA Withdraws Rail-Crossing Rule • And more . . .

The national average price of diesel fuel edged up 0.1 cent to $2.897 a gallon, though the price continued to soar on the West Coast, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

UPS Inc. said late Monday it will begin a $25 million expansion of its air package hub in near Chicago later this month that will increase sorting capacity there by about 50%.

Rising oil prices and higher construction costs may delay several major road projects planned for Ohio in the next few years, the Associated Press reported.

U.S. wholesale inventories rose 0.2% in March, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Crude oil remained at about $70 a barrel early Tuesday after falling below that level Monday, the third decline in four trading days, Bloomberg reported.