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ABF to Raise Rates 5.85% Next Month • Price of Crude Oil Rises on OPEC Output Concerns • Daimler, Mitsubishi Fuso in Engine Venture • KAT Taps Sindelar to Serve as President • And more...

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday that its manufacturing index increased to 4 in June from -4.8 the month before, the first positive reading since February.

The index of leading economic indicators rose 1% in May, the biggest increase since December 2001, the Conference Board said Thursday.

Federal Reserve officials appear certain to cut interest rates when they meet next week, the Washington Post reported Thursday.

Navistar Reports Progress in Ontario Plant Talks • Jobless Claims Fall Second Straight Week • Chamber of Commerce Names Landstar’s Crowe Chairman • Heartland Settles Lawsuit Involving Accident • And more...

Indiana Joins Highway Watch Program • Ridge Announces $300M for Port Security • Officials Warn Emergency Alert System Outdated • U.S. to Place Inspectors at More Foreign Ports • And more...

Less-than-truckload carrier FedEx Freight said late Tuesday it would implement a 5.9% rate increase effective June 30.

NBER Not Ready to Declare Recession Over • Idaho Governor Touted as Possible EPA Administrator • Volvo Truck Deliveries Decline in May • Sunco Carriers Rearranges Executive Staff • And more ...

PHOENIX — The Technology and Maintenance Council formed a new task force to determine guidelines for adding security-related technology to trucks, including remote disabling of the vehicle, and to address possible liability consequences.

The Transportation Department’s Research and Special Programs Administration designed its new hazardous materials transportation security planning and training rules to be flexible and not overly burdensome, an agency official said June 9.