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A number of trucking and logistics companies are communicating voicelessly with drivers through mobile text messaging, which can lessen the frequency of phone conversations with dispatchers.

LOS ANGELES — A task force appointed by Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn unveiled a 73-point pollution control initiative Dec. 29, aimed at bringing emissions from the Port of Los Angeles down to 2001 levels..

The average price of retail diesel fuel in the United States fell 2.3 cents to $1.934 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

Wholesale Inventories Increase 1.1% in November • Union Approves Contract With Caterpillar • Union Pacific Still Battling Delays, L.A. Times Says • More Wet Weather Hampers Los Angeles, Ohio • Allied Holdings Files Its Delayed Form 10-Q • And more...

The combined average price for all grades of gasoline declined more than 3 cents a gallon to $1.82 between Dec. 17 and Friday, according to the Lundberg survey of 7,000 gas stations across the country.

Navistar Says It Won't File Earnings Statement on Time • WSJ: FedEx Faces Pressure From 'Contract' Drivers for Benefits • Snowstorms Again Close I-5 in California • Florida DOT Plans for Truck Road at Tampa Port • And more...

Employers added 157,000 workers to payrolls in December and the nation's unemployment rate held steady at 5.4%, the Labor Department reported Friday.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has withdrawn its proposal to require trucks to carry a sticker certifying they were manufactured in accordance with the safety standards in effect when they were made, said the Office of Management and Budget.

U.S. transportation and logistics firms said last week they are donating expertise, manpower, equipment and money to help South Asian communities devastated by the earthquake-induced tsunami of Dec. 26, joining a worldwide effort by government agencies and humanitarian relief organizations.