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Surging freight volumes and tight transport capacity pushed trucking profits sharply higher in 2004, even as carriers struggled with pay increases needed to cope with driver recruitment and retention, skyrocketing fuel prices and changing driver hours-of-service regulations. br clear=all>

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it would explore whether additional national regulations were needed to protect consumers from “unscrupulous” brokers involved in moving household goods. Brokers who use the Internet to solicit customers are the focus of this investigation.

American Trucking Associations said it appealed to the federal government to drop its plan to fingerprint drivers permitted to haul hazardous materials, setting the stage for possible legal action, a senior association official told Transport Topics.

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The California Highway Patrol reopened a closed section of Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles after the stretch was closed earlier this week due to snow and ice storms, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

Orders placed with factories rose 1.2% in November, the largest increase in four months, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

Analysts Lower Rating for Union Pacific • Fed Committee Concerned Over Higher Prices • Old Dominion to Buy Wichita Southeast Kansas Transit • Rail Unions Form Negotiating Coalition • And more...

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. hen the new Congress assembles this month, lawmakers will consider an agenda that has major implications for the trucking industry.

A 40-mile stretch of Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles remained closed on Tuesday as winter storms continued to dump snow and ice on the region.

The Department of Energy said Monday the national average retail price of diesel fuel declined 3 cents a gallon to $1.957.