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The dollar value of new orders made to U.S. factories dipped unexpectedly in February, reflecting a decline in demand for clothing, paper and other non-durable goods, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.For the first time in many months, there was some good news to report about the heavy-duty truck building business last week.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The use of commercial airliners as weapons of mass destruction on Sept. 11 sounded a death knell for business as usual. The Department of Transportation feels that new and proposed regulations on cargo security will affect all transportation providers and shippers in the United States.

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A key manufacturing index rose to 55.6 in March from 54.7 in February, the second straight increase after a 19-month slump, the Institute for Supply Management said.

After thieves stole equipment belonging to RFK Transportation last year, Robert F. Kazimour, president and CEO of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, common carrier, decided it was time to invest in tracking technology.

Yellow Corp.’s director of security, George Rodriguez, has emerged as the sole candidate for the job of directing trucking security at the federal government’s new Transportation Security Administration, according to sources.

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The U.S. price of diesel fuel continued to rise last week, jumping 1.4 cents a gallon to an average of $1.295 as reported Monday by the Department of Energy.