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Controlling escalating fuel costs for U.S. private truck fleets is the top industry concern, according to the results of a survey by First Fleet Corp. released Tuesday.

Yellow Roadway Corp. said Tuesday it completed the $1.37 billion acquisition of USF Corp.

Auto hauler Allied Holdings Inc. reported a net first-quarter loss of $10.1 million or $1.13 per share, compared with a loss of $9 million or $1.03 last year.

USF Corp. said Monday its stockholders approved the less-than-truckload carrier’s acquisition by Yellow Roadway Corp.

G.I. Trucking Company said Tuesday it had invested about $24 million in fleet and other facility equipment to meet long-term demand from its customers.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he average price of U.S. retail diesel fuel fell for a fourth straight week, dropping 3.3 cents to $2.156 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. hope that people are aware of the action New Jersey is taking against 18-wheelers. The state is enforcing a long-standing, but up until now mostly ignored minimum corporate tax.

Members of the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee decided to raise interest rates at its May 3 meeting after seeing weaker economic indicators, according to minutes of the meeting released Tuesday.

Landstar System Inc. replaced USF Corp. as a component of the Dow Jones Transportation index as of close of business Monday, Dow Jones said.

A shortage of skilled drivers has spawned creative ways to attract and retain them, leading manufacturers to design truck cabs with more room, creature comforts and technology to keep truckers happy and productive on the road.