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CHICAGO — A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official said last week the agency planned to have a study of transportation security technologies ready by Oct. 1.

LoJack Offers Discounts to Hazmat Haulers • Committee Blocks Accenture From $10 Billion Security Contract

N.Y. Manufacturing Index Steady in June • Yellow Roadway Raises 2Q Earnings Estimate • Preliminary Consumer Sentiment Index Rise in June • Business Inventories Rise Again in April • And more...

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fuel fell 2.3 per gallon cents to $1.711 per gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday. br clear=all.

HYATTSTOWN, Md. — Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said June 9 that he doubted Congress could finish work on a six-year transportation bill by June 30, and that he thought it would probably extend the current legislation for a year.

Consumer prices rose 0.6% in May, the Labor Department said Tuesday, the largest increase since January 2001 and a sign that inflation is making a return..

HYATTSTOWN, Md. — Food Lion driver Leonard Smith was in for a shock June 9 when he pulled into a weigh station on Interstate 270 south of Frederick, Md. Not only was he flagged out of line for a Class I inspection, his truck also got a going-over by Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta.

Pacer Lowers Second-Quarter Forecast • Old Dominion Files to Sell 2.44 Million Shares • Velocity Express Expands Capacity • Trade Gap Widens to Record in April

Retail sales in the United States rose 1.2% to $335.8 billion in May, the seventh increase in the last eight months, the Commerce Department said Monday.