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The U.S. Department of Energy said Tuesday the average retail price for diesel fuel rose 1.8 cents a gallon to $1.952.

The trucking industry paid at least $14 billion more for its fuel in 2004 than it did a year earlier, as sky-high petroleum costs took a large bite out of fleets’ and shippers’ pockets.

Prices paid by consumers declined 0.1% in December, although for all of 2004, prices rose the most in four years, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

Drivers seeking a hazardous materials endorsement would pay $94 for background checks in the 34 states using the Transportation Security Administration’s designated contractor, the agency said last week.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Wednesday that a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning commercial drivers' hours of service would be published in the Federal Register on Monday.

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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear two of three pending appeals of a Michigan court decision that upheld the state's $100 flat fee on trucks that haul freight both within the state and from Michigan to out-of-state destinations, news services reported.

WASHINGTON — A panel of federal hazardous material transportation officials and research consultants said the preliminary results of a test of technology applications showed a potential 12% to 37% reduction in the risk of a terrorist attack on or using a hazmat truck shipment.

Two vendors of trailer-tracking technology unveiled new products last week for the untethered trailer market.