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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. AMPA, Fla. — At the 68th annual National Truck Driving Championships, sponsored by the American Trucking Associations, trucking company executives found it easy to get caught up in the frenzy of the competition.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. resident Bush plans to seek $40 billion to cover the next phase of relief and recovery operations from Hurricane Katrina, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. eavy-duty components maker ArvinMeritor said Tuesday it will close its commercial vehicle aftermarket distribution facility near Cleveland to streamline its North American parts distribution system.

First Fleet Corp. Starts Private-Fleet Telematics Study • NDC Adds to Warehousing Operations • More Consumers Shifting to Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Department of Transportation said Tuesday its transportation services index fell 0.6% in June from May, turning around three consecutive months of increases.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has relaxed driver hours-of-service regulations for truck drivers bringing supplies to the hard-hit Gulf Coast region still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Katrina.

UPS Inc. said Friday it would boost its fuel surcharge for air freight deliveries in the face of rising fuel costs, though it will not raise ground rates.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ackage-delivery giants FedEx Corp. and DHL said they are asking their employees in the Gulf Coast areas stricken by Hurricane Katrina to check in with the companies with updates on their conditions, locations and to make sure they can get their paychecks.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. mployers added 169,000 workers to payrolls in August and the unemployment rate fell to 4.9% from 5% in July, the Labor Department said Friday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. n response to shortages of clear diesel fuel caused by Hurricane Katrina, the Internal Revenue Service said Friday it will not impose a tax penalty when dyed diesel fuel is sold for use or is used on the highway.