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Housing starts rose 3.4% in September to the second-highest level in 17 years, the Commerce Department reported Friday..

Philly Fed Index Rises in October • Werner's Quarterly Results Improve 20% • U.S. Xpress Reports Higher Profits; Calls Business 'Fairly Strong' • Transport Corp. Revenue Down, Net Income Up • And more...

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. was not surprised to learn that McKenzie Tank Lines’ investment in safety technology has paid off with lower accident experience. adly, the sluggish reaction by the insurance industry is also no surprise.

The Commerce Department said Wednesday that U.S. retail sales declined 0.2% in September, the first drop since April, but excluding autos, sales rose for a fifth straight month.

The average U.S. retail price of diesel fuel rose 3.8 cents per gallon to $1.483, the Department of Energy reported Tuesday. br clear=all>

WASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s diversion of resources to fight terrorism means that trucking firms should expect less help from the bureau in pursuing cargo theft, the FBI’s lead agent in that area said last week.

WASHINGTON — Shippers should get tough with trucking firms to help prevent cargo theft, including making them install costly security systems, two shipper representatives said at a conference here last week.

WASHINGTON — The most effective security measures are often simple precautions that anyone can learn — and high-tech systems do not provide complete solutions to cargo theft problems, industry executives said last week.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. argo theft has been a perennial problem for the trucking industry, resulting in losses of at least $12 billion a year, according to industry experts. And the word coming out of a Washington, D.C., conference last week held little relief for carriers.