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Ten-year highs for crude oil propelled diesel fuel prices to the highest on record, surpassing levels established in 1990 during Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.

More than 6,000 comments have been logged by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration as public hearings are set to begin on the agency’s controversial ergonomics proposal.

A federal appellate court in Boston reversed an award of $525,000 that NBC television news was ordered to pay a Maine trucking company owner, his wife and one of his drivers.

The Teamsters started off March with several items on their plate, including proposed changes in election rules and the end of a hearing over the conduct of a union leader in New Jersey.

In the news this morning: Truckers to rally in Washington; New York DOT reports highways afer, despite 65 mph speed limit; and Toyota to take effective control of struggling truck maker Hino.

The U.S. government believes an entry point into the country near San Diego could be a security risk, the Washington Post reported Thursday.

Furthering partnerships and helping trucking companies deal with rapidly rising fuel costs will be on the agenda as the Transportation Intermediaries Association begins its annual meeting.

Movers have decided to take action to stem the tide of Internet-based operations taking a slice out of their household goods hauling business.

To truckers, the staccato notes of an engine brake in full throat resonate like music of the road, but to a growing number of people living near truck routes, the melody is anything but harmonious.

This afternoon's headlines: Freight deal with Wisconsin Central boosts CN's merger hopes; Import groups agree on customs entry simplification; and Wall Street brokerage upgrades UPS' stock rating.