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Today's Technology Headlines: AT&T to Ask Officials to Split up Verizon New Jersey; FedEx and UPS Lead the Logistics Pack; Freightliner Launches Trio of Customer Support Websites; and more.

In the news: Dec. U.S. Factory Orders Show Weakness Despite Gain; Bridgestone/Firestone to Reduce Workweek; U.S. Trucking Changing Name; Used Truck Glut Inspires Dealer to Make 2-for-1 Offer; and more...

In the latest version of a closely watched report on factory-sector activity, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Thursday that manufacturing contracted in January for the sixth straight month.

Shipments of truck trailers in November continued to follow heavy truck sales on a downward spiral, with vans — the most popular kind of trailer — still leading the descent.

A newly formed group with ties to the trucking industry wants government and the trade community to work together to make West Coast seaports more efficient and technologically up-to-date.

In the news: GE Said to Cut 75,000 Jobs Over 2 Years; Volvo Reports Decreased 4Q Earnings; Celadon Reports Loss 4 Cent Loss; Kenan 4Q Earnings Rise; and more...

Today's Technology Headlines: Loral Scraps Plans To Be Major Operator of Two-Way Satellite Broadband Systems; FCC Delays Wireless Airwave Auction; FCC Member Won't Seek Another Term; and more.

Former Teamsters President Ron Carey pled not guilty Thursday to charges that he lied to a federal grand jury investigating fund raising for his 1996 re-election bid.

New figures from the U.S. Commerce Department Wednesday confirm that trucking firms and factory operators knew what they were talking about when they warned that the economy was slowing fast toward the end of the year.

White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card Jr. said the Bush administration will review diesel sulfur and clean engine standards imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, postponing the regulation’s effective date for 60 days.