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Overall retail sales fell 0.9% in January, the Commerce Department said, but that figures turns markedly positive if sales of automobiles are not counted.

Schneider Reports Strong Quarterly Results • Erickson Transport Closes Doors • Crude Oil Prices Rise as Inventories Continue Declining • New Road Forecasting Treatment Tested in Iowa • And more ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations' President Bill Graves told truck stop owners that ATA would no longer push to allow private businesses to offer fuel and parking services directly on interstates as a way to create more truck parking.

WASHINGTON — Deputy Secretary of Transportation Michael Jackson said the department's proposed fiscal 2004 budget of $54.3 billion represents a 6% increase over what it requested for this year.

Roadway Corp. announced Wednesday that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael W. Wickham will step down from his position as CEO effective March 26.

USF Logistics Expands to Offer Ocean Services • Forward Air Boosts Quarterly Earnings • IEA Predicts Summer Fuel Shortage in U.S. • Dana Slashes Net Loss in 4Q • And more ...

American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves has urged President Bush to release oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to combat surging diesel fuel prices.

WASHINGTON — The government could begin requiring drivers hauling hazardous materials to have criminal background checks about a month from now, Annette M. Sandberg, acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said Feb. 3.

Consumers Stockpiling Items After DHS Suggestion • U.S. Terror Threat Level Raised to 'Orange' • Inspector General Criticizes TSA Budget Overrun •

Contacts he made while governor of Kansas with fellow governors and other officials are already proving very useful in promoting the trucking industry's agenda in Washington, American Trucking Associations’ President Bill Graves said last week.