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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. oodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said late Friday it will close plants and cut workers as part of a plan to reduce worldwide capacity by 8% to 12% over the next three years.

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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. hile “progress has been made” in easing congestion on U.S. highways through the use of intelligent transportation systems, Department of Transportation initiatives have only had “limited success” when it comes to overcoming the barriers that impede its further use, a new report issued by the Government Accountability Office said.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ales of existing homes rose to the second-highest level on record in August, to a 7.29 million annual rate, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.

Unlike Hurricane Katrina three weeks ago, most of the Gulf region escaped major infrastructure damage from Hurricane Rita, which came ashore early Saturday, news services reported.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. olvo AB said that its deliveries through August rose 20%, helped by growth in its Mack Truck unit in North America, Bloomberg reported Monday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Engine Manufacturers Association said it would push diesel refiners to raise cetane standards in diesel fuel, while refiners said making such fuel would raise costs.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — In an event designed to spotlight both an industrywide shortage of heavy-truck technicians and the skill levels the vocation demands, dealership technician Steven Talmadge outperformed 66 other competitors to win the first national skills contest for truck technicians.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. leet-management software firm TMW Systems said Monday it had finalized an agreement to be purchased by Wachovia Capital Partners and Peppertree Capital Management. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rude oil futures prices rose from two-week lows they had reached in overnight trading Monday, following reports that refiners on the Gulf Coast had sustained some damage from Hurricane Rita.