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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit seeking to stay further action in Public Citizen Et. Al v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Staying the court's decision would allow the agency time to address and to correct the concerns of the court about the new hours-of-service rule.

The U.S. average price for retail diesel fuel declined 0.3 cent to $1.871 per gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday, the first decrease since June 21 in the national average price of commercial trucking's main fuel.

Personal Spending Rises 0.8% in July • Transforce to Acquire Highland Transport • Velocity Express Says It Will Remain Listed on Nasdaq • Heartland Raises Pay for Drivers in the 'Green Zone' • And more...

The price of retail regular gasoline rose 0.5 cent during the past two weeks, the first increase since May, but falling crude oil prices would likely cause the gasoline to fall again in the weeks ahead, an industry analyst said Sunday.

SALT LAKE CITY — Before 3,000 cheering spectators here, FedEx Freight’s Wayne Crowder became the first person in the 67-year history of the National Truck Driving Championships to win honors as both the Rookie of the Year and the Grand Champion, for 2004.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration planned to work with Department of Justice lawyers right up to an Aug. 30 deadline for filing the government’s response to a court decision that threw out FMCSA’s revised hours-of-service rules, an agency spokesman said Aug. 25.

A new lubricating oil standard set by the American Petroleum Institute that takes effect Sept. 1 is designed to handle the higher temperatures generated by heavy-duty diesel engines built to meet October 2002 federal emissions standards.

UPS Launches Fuel Cells in Delivery Vans • N.C. Launches '511' Information Service • S.D. to Install Electronic Signs on Highways • Company Wants to Build Plant to Convert Coal to Diesel • And more...

The economy grew at a 2.8% annual rate in the second quarter, slower than 3% clip estimated a month ago, as consumer spending grew at the weakest pace since the recession in 2001, the Commerce Department said Friday. .