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Knowing where their trailers are at any given moment is increasingly important for a growing number of freight lines in an age of heightened security, just-in-time delivery, intense competition and movements across various modes of transport.

The national average retail price of diesel fuel rose a whopping 9.8 cents to $2.118 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

WASHINGTON — Tim Lynch, president of the Motor Freight Carriers Association, said any changes to the current hours-of-service regulations for truck drivers could hurt both the trucking industry and the overall U.S. economy.

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U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks in January kept up the same blistering pace they set in 2004, setting an apparent all-time record for the month by reaching 18,257 — a 61.9% increase over sales in the first month of last year.

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.8% in the fourth quarter, up from an earlier 3.1% estimate, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Sales of previously owned homes fell 0.5% in January to a 5.94 million annual rate, the National Association of Realtors said Friday.

A day after announcing it would close an air freight hub in Ohio, UPS Inc. said Friday it would integrate the heavy freight handled by that facility into an $82.5 million expansion of its Louisville, Ky., air cargo operations.

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Orders for durable goods in the United States fell 0.9% in January on reduced aircraft and automobiles, the first decline in three months, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.