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Deteriorating rest areas and a string of highway crimes compelled South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon to take a hard look at the safety of the state’s rest stops on the Interstate highway system.

In the news this morning: Teamsters poised to endorse Gore for president; Viking Freight to raise rates in October; DaimlerChrysler pushes for bigger chunk of Mitsubishi; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Former interim head of Emery Worldwide named is new CEO; fuel situation worsens in France from truck blockade; Emons reports fourth-quarter drop, record yearly earnings; and more.

Today's Technology Headlines: Global online holiday sales to rise 85% this year; IBM to unveil new wireless devices; Plastico.com will use From2 global shipping system; and more.

The national average retail price of diesel fuel reached its highest level ever last week, and it may not have hit its peak.

Five years ago, Alan J. Dabbiere knew his retail distribution software business was on the verge of explosive growth. He also knew that he needed to relocate his company, Manhattan Associates, from Southern California to be closer to his major customers in the Eastern and Central time zones.

Congress returns to Capitol Hill this week from its month-long break, facing a decision on whether to put the Department of Transportation’s hours-of-service rulemaking on ice by freezing its funding.

Over the protests of some trucking companies, the Defense Department has decreed that motor carriers must sign up with the PowerTrack online rate-payment system by Sept. 30 if they want to haul military freight for the government.

The holiday rush has hit U.S. ports and, in a repeat of 1999, port truckers are taking the opportunity to voice complaints about their working conditions.