ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

Truck drivers were stranded at truck stops in Colorado as the region around Denver was pounded by a spring blizzard Sunday, the Associated Press reported.

Trailer maker Wabash National said March 30 it would double the standard warranty to 10 years on sidewalls in new DuraPlate dry-van trailers manufactured after Feb. 1.

Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire said it would raise tire prices for trucks and other vehicles by as much as 8% to counter the persistent increases in the cost of petroleum, steel, chemicals for rubber processing, polymers and utilities.

Retail fuel prices hit record highs for a fourth straight week Monday, with diesel rising 1.3 cents to $2.316 and gasoline jumping 6.3 cents to $2.28 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.

Eaton Wins Hydraulic Contract for Army Vehicle Development • Stonepath Group Opens German Facility • Blue Vector, Intelleflex Release New RFID System • Union Pacific to Run New Hybrid Locomotive in Calif.

CNF Inc., parent of less-than-truckload company Con-Way Transportation Services, said Monday that its first-quarter earnings would be stronger than previously estimated.

USF Corp., which Yellow Roadway Corp. is acquiring, said late Thursday it expects a sharp drop in its first-quarter earnings.

Less-than-truckload carrier Overnite Corp. upgraded its first-quarter earnings outlook Friday to the high end of its previously issued guidance.

WASHINGTON — Talks aimed at resolving the CSX Transportation challenge to a city government’s law restricting hazardous materials shipments failed Thursday when the railroad refused to agree to a settlement a federal judge attempted to arrange.