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FedEx Corp. said Nov. 5 that it would raise its rates for ground and air deliveries and increase its fuel surcharge effective Jan. 3.

The California Air Resources Board may seek a waiver from federal Clean Air Act rules in order to allow a Southern California air-quality agency to require public fleets to buy cleaner-running engines, industry officials said.

The Technology & Maintenance Council said it planned to host a nationwide skills competition for truck technicians at its September 2005 fall meeting in Valley Forge, Pa.

Transportation officials in Virginia said that the state had merged its electronic toll collection system, SmartTag, with the E-ZPass system that is in use in many East Coast states.

Zollars Says Pacific Port Freight Moving from Rail to Truck • Central Freight Lines Posts Loss for Third Quarter • Lundberg Survey: Average Gasoline Prices Drop to $2.01 • Study Shows Washington Truck Tollway May Work • And more ...

The Department of Energy said Monday the U.S. average price for retail diesel fuel dropped 4.3 cents to $2.163 per gallon, the second decline in two weeks.

The Labor Department said Friday that employers added 337,000 workers during October, boosted by a hurricane-related increase in construction jobs. The jobless rate rose to 5.5% from 5.4% as more people returned to the labor force.

Price of Crude Oil Rises Falls 4.2% for the Week • Quality Distribution Names New COO, CFO • Alabama Voters Oppose Truck Tax Amendment • Postal Service, Rural Carriers Extend Contract • And more...

CHICAGO — Confident engine makers said their products would easily meet government diesel-emission standards coming in 2007, but they questioned how to integrate exhaust aftertreatment devices into new trucks, and debated the virtues of selective catalytic reduction to meet even tougher rules scheduled for 2010.

ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — Trucking’s current tendency to shun expansion of tractor and trailer fleets so as to achieve higher freight rates is not a productive long-term strategy for the nation’s economic health, a top industry executive charged last week.