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O'Neill Sees 3.5% Growth Ahead • OPEC Seen Maintaining Quota Level • Gasoline Price Steady at $1.45, Lundberg Says • Forward's 3Q Earnings Seen Short of Analysts' Expectations •.

The national average price of diesel rose 1.8 cents a gallon last week to $1.414, its highest point in almost a year, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

Cyberattack Defense Plan Expected • N.J. Gov. Wants to Ban Handheld Cell Phones While Driving • UPS' SonicAir Offers Tracking Options • E-911 Still Experiencing Trouble, Report Says • And more...

Freight customers were still scrambling last week to locate their shipments in Consolidated Freightway's system after the abrupt closing of the less-than-truckload carrier Sept. 2.

U.S. retail sales rose 0.8% during the month of August, spurred on by sales of automobiles, furniture and construction material, while the producer price index remained unchanged, government departments reported Friday.

UPS to Raise Fuel Surcharge • Mineta Issues $90.4 Million in Highway Grants • Consumer Sentiment Down Again in September • Average Gasoline Price Steady in Texas, AAA Says • And more...

The Florida Highway Patrol shut down a 20-mile stretch of Interstate 75 near the southern Gulf Coast of the state early Friday morning after bomb-sniffing dogs found potential explosives in two cars, the Associated Press reported.

The shutdown of Interstate 75 in South Florida's Alligator Alley has caused fleets in the state to scramble to find a way around the closed road.

On a visit to ABF Freight System Inc.'s headquarters in Fort Smith, Ark., Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta praised the company for its safety and security initiatives.

One way to combat sensory overload is to dole out information in doses the driver can handle. Some companies, for example, are working to cut off computer use when the vehicle is moving.