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A House panel approved a six-year, $284 billion highway bill late Wednesday, clearing the way for the measure to move to the House floor next week.

U.S. workers’ productivity grew at a 2.1% annual rate in the fourth quarter, faster than previously estimated, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

The Institute for Supply Management said Thursday its services index rose to 59.8 in February, from 59.2 in January.

U.S. wholesale prices for heavy motor trucks jumped 1.6% in January, marking their largest monthly increase in more than five years, as equipment makers continued to pass along higher costs for raw materials, including steel, aluminum, wood and rubber.

The DHL Americas unit of Deutsche Post World Net won’t make a profit until the fourth quarter of 2006, partly because the company is unable to charge as much as its main competitors because of service issues, the parent company’s chief financial officer said.

Light sweet crude oil futures closed at $53.57 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Thursday.

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The Transportation Security Administration has denied a petition by American Trucking Associations that sought to delay the agency’s plan to fingerprint drivers of hazardous materials, and that all states be required to use a single TSA-chosen contractor.

TAMPA. Fla. — Corrosion prevention, higher under-hood temperatures and truck-tire technologies were among industry trends covered in technical sessions at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s annual meeting here Feb. 15-18.

Several petroleum companies are exploring technology that would turn natural gas and coal into a liquid fuel that would have the efficiency of diesel fuel but would run cleaner, industry experts said.