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Oil Remains Over $51 a Barrel • Xtra Corp. Buys Former CitiCapital Trailer-Rental Unit • DDC, Freightliner to Invest $275 Mln. in Michigan Plant • Dana Reports 4Q Loss, Cites Higher Steel Prices • And more...

Yellow Roadway Corp. is in talks to buy USF Corp., the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Prices paid by consumers rose 0.1% in January, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

In efforts to speed border crossings at certain locations, U.S. and Canadian officials are extending service center hours for drivers applying for the Free and Secure Trade program. One U.S. official was also urging the Food and Drug Administration to add weekend inspectors.

Fed Committee Cites Inflation Concerns • Transportation Financial Firms Announce Merger • Ky. House Approves Raising Truck Weight Limits • Kansas City Southern Appoints New Rail Executive • And more...

A report by the Department of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security’s inspector general said the department did not award U.S. ports grants based on their potential as terrorist targets, the New York Times reported Sunday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two major fuel suppliers told truck stop industry officials meeting here that new tests showed it was currently impossible to deliver ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel through the nation’s pipeline system without it picking up too much sulfur along the way.

DOT Splits RSPA into Two Agencies • GAO Cites U.S. Regulatory Overlap in Food Safety • Negroponte Named National Intelligence Director • Largest Wabash Dealer to Sell Gabriel Security Systems

The Conference Board said Tuesday its index of consumer confidence declined to 104 in February from a revised 105 the month before, which had been the highest level in six months.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations said Feb. 15 that it named Dave Rehurek chairman and treasurer for 2005-2006. He is the transportation manager at Alcoa Inc.’s aluminum extrusion plant in Yankton, S.D.