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As demand for people with transportation and logistics skills grows, many colleges and universities are finding it difficult to expand programs to meet the needs of shippers and freight carriers who are seeking trained workers and management personnel.

The U.S. diesel average price rose 1.7 cents to $2.96 a gallon last week, the second straight week it has inched upward, the Department of Energy reported.

HANOVER, Germany — The magic word at last week’s opening of the world’s biggest truck show seemed to be “survival,” as various manufacturers congratulated themselves and their remaining competitors for having survived the worst economic times since the end of World War II.

Driver turnover rose measurably for the first time in nearly four years during the second quarter, American Trucking Associations reported, as increasing freight volumes gave drivers more options.

New home sales were unchanged in August, following a record drop in July, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Durable goods orders fell 1.3% in August, the Commerce Department said Friday. Orders excluding transportation equipment rose 2%, more than forecast.

Once a year — and it should be far more often — we pause in our busy lives to take notice of and show our appreciation for the everyday heroes who move our freight: the 3.4 million professional truck drivers who deliver the goods.

PeopleNet, in a bid to push further into the trailer-tracking market, is touting integration with Par Logistics Management Systems as the new “core” of the Minnetonka, Minn., company’s trailer-management product.