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The U.S. Department of Agriculture released new, voluntary security guidelines Tuesday for haulers of food and agricultural products.

A day after closing above $51 for the first time, crude oil prices topped $52 a barrel at Wednesday's close, news services reported.

The Department of Transportation said Wednesday its Transportation Services Index rose 0.4% in July, reaching the highest level in the 14-year period covered by the index.

UPS Inc. and CNF Inc. announced Tuesday that UPS has agreed to acquire Menlo Worldwide Forwarding Inc., a subsidiary of CNF Inc., for $150 million in cash and the assumption of $110 million in debt.

ISM Services Sector Drops in September • Crude Oil Tops $51 in Intraday Trading • Volvo Renews Support of America's Road Team for 2005 • Mack Renews Sponsorship of ATA's Share the Road Program

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The Department of Energy has approved additional loans from nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve, for a total of 4.2 million barrels of oil.

Hurricane Jeanne's recent strike on the Southeast, besides causing flooding and disrupting power and port activity, also placed an added burden on truckers to deliver relief supplies in addition to their regular loads, trucking officials said.

Air Cargo Shipments Rise 5.6% in August • FedEx Kinko's Launches New Packing Service • Crude Oil Falls Below $50 in Overnight Trading • NationaLease Names Joyce CFO

President Bush signed into law an extension of the highway spending law, which included a one-year extension of truck driver hours-of-service rules, the White House said Friday.