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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. iesel supplies remained tight in the Atlanta area this week, with scattered shortages despite a two-day shutdown of schools designed to save fuel, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Port of Oakland plans to help truckers with trucks built in 1986 or earlier by offering grants of up to $25,000 toward a new truck, the Oakland Tribune newspaper reported.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. HL is planning to open a chain of retail outlets in the United States to compete with rivals UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp., the Financial Times newspaper reported Wednesday.

Gabriel Technologies Sets Marketing Agreement With Freightliner • Border Security Chief Robert Bonner to Retire • TSA Awards Truck Hazmat Security Contract

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he expectations placed on trucking safety and security professionals grow each year as our nation — and the world — become more reliant on our ability to deliver goods efficiently, safely, securely and on time, despite rising fuel prices, roadway congestion, increased freight volume, driver shortages, ever-changing regulations, and natural and man-made disasters.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. tarting Thursday, Minnesota will become the first state to require that all diesel fuel contain 2% biodiesel made from soybeans in its mix, the St. Paul Pioneer Press newspaper reported.

U.S. orders for durable goods rose 3.3% in August, more than analysts had expected, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

DaimlerChrysler AG plans to let go up to 5,000 employees at its Mercedes auto unit, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>From built-in-stability control systems to collision avoidance radar technology and in-truck cameras and sensors, fleet managers are incorporating and testing new technology in an effort to make trucks safer for their drivers to operate and to reduce the high costs of highway crashes.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he revised hours-of-service rules, which are not much different than the January 2004 rules, somehow baffle me.