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Crude Oil, Distillate Prices Rise • Housing Starts Rise to 21-Year High • Cooper Tire Cites Rubber Costs as Profits Drop • Velocity Express Sets Reverse Stock Split • And more...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation is aiming to propose a rule in September that would mandate which companies — ocean and rail carriers or trucking companies — are responsible for the safety of intermodal chassis that hook cargo containers to highway tractors.

The Commerce Department said Tuesday that January retail sales fell 0.3% after spending on automobiles fell from a three-year high.

Oil companies are making a push to develop cleaner diesel fuel from natural gas in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar, the Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 15.

D.C. Mayor Signs Hazmat Bill; Law Faces Federal Scrutiny • Senate Confirms Chertoff as ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security Secretary • Safety-Restraint Systems Expand, Study Says • House Bill Sets Driver License Standards • And more...

WASHINGTON — Roger Nober, chairman of the Surface Transportation Board, told trucking industry executives that freight railroads are having difficulty meeting the increased demand for rail service because they have very little excess capacity.

Navistar’s Restated Earnings Surpass Estimate • Profits Rise at Expeditors International of Washington • Business Inventories Increase in December • N.Y. Manufacturing Index Grows at Slower Pace • And more...

WASHINGTON — Nearly 400 trucking company executives and industry officials discussed issues ranging from highway finance and tax incentives for the purchase of cleaner-burning trucks to driver hours-of-service rules at American Trucking Associations’ Winter Leadership Meeting.

Overnite Upgrades Electronic Bill-of-Lading System • Networkcar Adds Satellite Option • Exide Loss Widens on Third-Quarter Charges • Airgo to Supply Inflation System for Vantage Trailers • And more...

The national average price of diesel fuel rose 0.3 cent to $1.986 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.