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The U.S. economy will slow more this year than previously thought and inflation will rise, according to a survey of economists, Bloomberg reported Monday.

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The average price for all grades of gasoline fell 6.4 cents a gallon over the past two weeks to $2.18, according to the Lundberg survey of stations nationwide.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee began work last week on an energy bill that would encourage the use of anti-idling technology on heavy-duty trucks and would fund biodiesel and fuel-cell research.

Owner-operator Bruce Settles drove to Louisville, Ky., in late March to visit North America’s largest truck show. He brought with him ideas for improving truck seats.

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Air cargo firm Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. said Friday it filed financial operating results for a five-month period ending Dec. 31, following its emergence from bankruptcy protection last July.

Auto parts maker Visteon Corp. is moving toward a deal under which as many as 15 of its manufacturing plants would be sold or returned to Ford Motor Co., its former parent company, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. otal rail volume dipped for the week ended May 14, though intermodal volume rose compared with last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) vetoed a so-called "road rage" bill that would have forced drivers doing the speed limit out of the left lane, news services reported.