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The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.8% in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the agency would propose a rule in 2006 to electronically link a truck driver’s medical certificate to the state-issued commercial driver license.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. merican Trucking Associations has asked the federal government to label some hazardous materials as “security sensitive” for regulatory purposes in order to distinguish between hazmats that are a significant security risk in transport and those that are not.

Crude oil and distillate inventories both rose more than expected in the Department of Energy’s weekly inventory report issued Wednesday, sending crude and heating-oil futures lower, Bloomberg reported.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. Senate panel voted Wednesday in favor of the Central American Free Trade Agreement, clearing the way for the full Senate to vote on it as early as this week, Bloomberg reported.

U.S. retail diesel prices rose 2.3 cents to reach $2.336 a gallon, a new record high, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. verall trucking freight volumes rose 0.7% in May as the economy grew modestly, American Trucking Associations said Monday.

The Conference Board said Tuesday its index of U.S. consumer confidence rose in June to a 105.8 reading, from May’s 103.1, to the highest level in three years.

Union Pacific Corp. has seen its revenue grow of 10% in the second quarter, in part due to price hikes, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

A New York-based private equity investor has reached agreement to acquire majority interest in Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, the largest privately held third-party logistics provider in the U.S., OHL said Monday.