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The average price of diesel fuel fell 2.2 cents last week to $1.269, its lowest price since Nov. 15, 1999, when the price was $1.261, according to a Department of Energy report released Tuesday.

The blows that struck the United States in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks triggered a massive response by government, private companies and citizens, affecting most areas of public policy and private lives.

Trucks Get Surprise Inspection at Golden Gate Bridge • Russia to Make Small Oil Production Cut • Insurance Rates Rise in Wake of Attacks • MAN CEO Expects Truck Makers to Cut More Jobs • And more...

Amtrak must develop a plan for its own liquidation after a 6-5 finding by the Amtrak Reform Council Friday that the passenger railroad has no chance of meeting a congressional deadline for self-sufficiency, news services reported.

Wholesale prices declined 1.6% in October, the largest one-month drop since record-keeping began in 1947, according to a Labor Department report released on Friday..

Exide Technologies, the world’s largest maker of vehicle batteries, reported a net loss for the fiscal 2002 second quarter and said that it would cut 20% of its salaried staff and suspend its quarterly dividend.

In 1951, David G. McCorkle began hauling silage for $20 a day. Because he drove a truck with a 15-foot bed when most other trucks had only 12-foot beds, he figured the extra capacity should be worth a bit more. So he asked the shipper for $21.75 a day.

Group Recommends Hazmat License Moratorium • Pa. Highway Project Begins • TransForce Sees 44% Rise in Earnings • Decontamination Facility Refuses Opened Mail Bags • And more...

Danzas Signs for Web Cross-Border Technology • Schneider Selects Integrated • And more ...

Postmaster General John Potter told a Senate panel on Thursday that the U.S. Postal Service needs an immediate infusion of $2 billion to cover its lost revenues, and at least $3 billion to ensure the safety of the mail from anthrax in the future, news services reported.