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Productivity Rises at 2.6% Clip in 4Q • Smithway Founder Smith Dies • OPEC May Raise Oil Output if Prices Stay High • Dynamex's Fiscal 2Q Earnings Rise • And more...

ISM Services Index Dips but Shows Expansion • February Job-Cut Announcements Fall 34% • AmeriQuest Corp. Starts New Division • Navistar Corp. Promotes Allen and Cochran • And more...

As the end of a “soft enforcement period” for new federal rules governing truck driver hours approached, law enforcement and industry officials said they were ready for fines for violations.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ince Jan. 4, trucking has been adjusting to the new federal hours-of-service regulations that are driving major changes in the industry.

Factory activity increased throughout most of the country, as the U.S. economy "continued to expand" in January and February with moderate employment growth, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in its Beige Book survey of regional economies.

Highway Shooter Sought in California • Post Office Asks Congress for Security Funding • Mexico Says It Will Cooperate With U.S. in Anti-Terror Fight • U.S. Wants Customs Agents at Foreign Airports

Ryder Completes Acquisition of Ruan • Journal: Manufacturers Starting to Hire Again • Morrow Named President of Motor Cargo Industries • Notes at Truck Stop Could Offer Clues in Murders • And more...

The average retail price of diesel fuel in the United States rose 2.4 cents per gallon to $1.619, the Department of Energy said Monday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. think the changes in the federal hours-of-service rules for drivers are long overdue. For once, the safety of the driver, his health, his home life, not to mention the safety of the people that he or she shares the road with, have been taken into consideration over dollars and cents.

uilders of heavy-duty trucks and engines said last week they are boosting production to meet rising demand, as sales and orders for 2004 have reached the fastest pace in years.