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The Bush administration may impose fuel-economy standards for the first time on the nation’s biggest vans and sport utility vehicles, reported the Wall Street Journal.

FedEx Corp. Wednesday said its profit for the third fiscal quarter ended Feb. 28 was $428 million or $1.38 a share, up from $317 million or $1.03 a year earlier.

Trucking, government and safety officials involved in a new program that sends electronic alerts about missing children to truck drivers said it is another important tool for law enforcement agencies.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is preparing to resume posting fleet safety ratings compiled for its SafeStat program, two years after criticism by the Transportation Department’s inspector general caused the agency to remove the rankings from its Web site.

We’re sorry to see the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration leaving the job of fixing its SafeStat program half done, at best, or, more accurately, half undone.

Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. said it plans to relocate its facility in Spring Green, Wis., which manufactures and assembles electronic wiring harnesses for commercial vehicle original equipment manufacturers, to existing operations in Edgewood, Iowa, and Agua Prieta, Mexico.

Truck drivers badly disrupted operations at four Indonesian ports after they went on strike Monday over taxes, reported the Associated Press.

DaimlerChrysler AG said it wants to increase its return on assets by selling real estate holdings, including a building at Berlin's Potsdamer Platz, worth as much as 4 billion euros ($4.8 billion), reported Bloomberg News.

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine told state residents Monday night that a gas tax increase for Virginia is a possibility he wouldn't rule out if it helps to end a stalemate with lawmakers over a new state budget and transportation funding package, reported the Kingsport Times-News.

New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine won final approval from the state Senate on Monday for his plan to revive a nearly broke transportation construction fund, reported the Associated Press.