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Norman Mineta, the Secretary of Transportation, will stay in President Bush’s Cabinet, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Thursday.

In response to congestion around Chicago, two major railroads said they have begun a three-month process to divert some shipments around North America’s largest rail hub.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. his year, trucking companies and logistics providers have emerged from their most difficult economic challenge in recent memory. The notable pickup in demand has carriers planning again for growth. Unfortunately, if history is any indication, the majority of these companies will fail in their attempts to grow and remain profitable.

FDA Issues Regulations Aimed at Improving Food Security • Unions Ask Government to Oppose UP Inspections Request • Thompson Says More Needs to Be Done to Protect Food Supply

Smaller trucking companies are having an easier time finding drivers than their larger counterparts, enabling some to increase their fleets and garner more freight, even though many pay substantially less than their larger counterparts, according to interviews with several smaller-fleet representatives.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.I really don’t know what the true fix for this federal rule should be. Let me start with the fact that I’m a city driver who is home every night.

Some major trucking companies and industry associations offered the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration conditional support for mandating the use of electronic onboard recording devices to monitor driver hours-of-service rules..

The Federal Aviation Administration will develop a plan by Dec. 31 to speed investigations and encourage air carriers to voluntarily report hazardous materials violations, in the wake of a recent report by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s inspector general criticizing the agency’s monitoring of hazardous materials, an FAA spokeswoman said..

Snow to Remain as Treasury Secretary • Steelmakers Raise Prices for 2005 • Paccar to Repurchase Shares; Announces Special Dividend • Manufacturers Face Higher Shipping Costs • And more...

The average price for retail diesel fuel dropped 4.7 cents a gallon to $2.069, the Department of Energy reported Monday.