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Deadly wildfires in Southern California have closed roads and significantly disrupted air travel, news services reported..

Sales of existing homes soared to a new record in September, while sales of new homes dipped slightly from its strong pace, according to separate reports released Monday.

SAN ANTONIO — New low-emissions diesel engines have lower fuel efficiency than older models but so far fewer maintenance or reliability problems, according to a panel of fleet maintenance executives at the ATA Management Conference & Exhibition here on Oct. 19.

SAN ANTONIO — Industry suppliers displaying their goods and services here said a strengthening economy and other improving business conditions provided a positive backdrop for American Trucking Associations’ annual Management Conference & Exhibition.

SAN ANTONIO — Trailer-tracking supplier Terion Inc. said it was releasing a new version of its tracking hardware and software that would transmit more data about freight shipments and send it faster..

ArvinMeritor Makes New Offers to Win Dana Bid • Celadon Reports Fiscal 1Q Net Loss • Japanese Police Raid Mitsubishi in Accident Probe • Fed Expected to Leave Interest Rates Unchanged • And more...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it was set to begin enforcing its new hours-of-service regulations Jan. 4, probably without major changes in the rules it published in April.

An envelope sent to a South Carolina postal facility contained a vial of ricin and a warning that large amounts of the poison would be dumped into drinking reservoirs if the government did not change a rule requiring truckers to rest after 10 hours on the road, a senior law enforcement official told the Associated Press.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ith all the bad news we’re subject to each day, it was wonderful to learn from TTNews.com recently that the figures on fatalities involving big trucks were down again in 2002.

FedEx Seeks to Block DOT Nominee, Journal Says • Yellow's 3Q Profits, Revenues Surge • Smithway Narrows Net Loss • Dana’s Profits Rise; Reports Higher Demand for Truck Parts • And more...