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The Bush administration told Congress it did not expect to begin fingerprint checks of hazardous materials drivers until January 2005, well past its last official notice that states should begin such checks as early as this spring.

The price of crude oil rose 57 cents to $38.50 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday morning. The rise was sparked by planned cuts in oil production by the world’s leading producers of crude, Bloomberg News reported.

Manufacturing in the Philadelphia area expanded for a 10th straight month in March, but at a significantly slower pace than in February, according to a new report released Thursday.

The index of leading U.S. economic indicators was unchanged in February, as consumer confidence declined and the number of people seeking jobless benefits increased, the Conference Board said Thursday..

Jobless Claims Hit Three-Year Low • PPI Rises 0.6% in January • Truck Stop on Florida's Turnpike Approved • Central Freight Makes Purchase; Lowers Earnings Guidance • And more...

The president of the American Moving and Storage Association said the April 5 starting date for a piece of federal consumer regulation is “unworkable” and that the companies he represents would not implement all of the rule’s provisions.

An Illinois administrative law judge has ruled that millions of dollars in additional apportionment fees levied by the state of California against truckload-carrier Schneider National were improper and not in compliance with provisions of the International Registration Plan.

FedEx's Profits Rise in Fiscal 3Q • Caterpillar Says It's on Track to Meet 2007 Engine Standards • AFL-CIO Endorses New Tunnel at Detroit Border Crossing • CNF: Quesnel's 2003 Compensation Fell 72% • And more...

Prices paid by U.S. consumers rose 0.3% in February, led by higher costs for gasoline, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

Surging demand for domestic steel is pushing more loads onto motor carriers that haul those products, industry officials and analysts say, as steel-reliant industries facing tight deadlines and limited supplies turn to trucks for quicker shipments than rail can provide.