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After three weeks of declines, most of the nation saw the average price of diesel fuel rise again, pushing the national average to $1.305 a gallon – 0.3 cent higher than last week, the Department of Energy said Monday.

The 9th U.S. Court of appeals in San Francisco rejected a request by a coalition of environmental, public advocacy, trucking industry and labor groups to prevent Mexican trucks from operating in the United States, the Associated Press reported early Friday morning.

The American Trucking Associations Thursday stated its opposition to a lawsuit filed by public advocacy and labor groups, joined by the California Trucking Association, which would have the effect of preventing Mexican trucks from operating in the U.S. under rules which were to take effect May 3..

Although 43,000 jobs were created in April, the U.S. unemployment rate rose to 6.0%, its highest level since in 7½ years, the Labor Department said Friday.

Court Upholds EPA's 2006 Fuel, Engine Standards • Ryder's President, CEO Swienton Becomes Chairman • ISM Service Index Slips to 55.3 in April • Fed Not Expected to Change Interest Rates • And more...

While a Senate subcommittee examines recommendations to crack down on oil companies charged with manipulating supply to prop up fuel prices, the world’s main oil cartel is having trouble keeping the price of crude oil where it wants it.

AUSTIN, Texas - Two heavy-duty diesel engine makers said they expect to have their 2002 lower-emission engines certified by the Environmental Protection Agency this month, and another two said they expect approval by August.

The U.S. employment picture brightened slightly with a drop in the number filing new claims for unemployment benefits last week, as reported by the Labor Department, coupled with a separate report of a drop in the number of announced job cuts in April.

WASHINGTON — Trucking industry leaders urged the government to embrace security measures that freight transportation companies are already employing, and pressed their case for tougher screening of employees through access to a federal database on criminal records.