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The Department of Energy said Monday the average U.S. price for retail diesel fuel rose 3.2 cents to $2.212 per gallon. br clear=all>

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Sales of previously owned houses rose 3.1% in September to the third-highest pace on record, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.

Despite hopes that the next generation of diesel engines coming in 2007 would have the same fuel efficiency as current models, early concerns are surfacing that ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel might actually reduce the new engines’ efficiency as a by-product of the way it is refined.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. t’s heartening to see all the activity in preparation for the next change in U.S. environmental rules covering heavy-duty diesel engines, which will become effective with the 2007 models.

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The average retail price of regular gasoline rose 5.18 cents in the past two weeks to $2.04 per gallon on Oct. 22, according to the Lundberg Survey of stations nationwide.

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. said Friday it agreed to purchase a 49% stake of truckload carrier Arnold Transportation for about $6.4 million.

Congress approved a $136 billion corporate tax bill last week that would change the payment structure of the excise tax on tires and eliminate quarterly payments of the heavy-vehicle use tax.

Truck makers’ inability to keep pace with Class 8 demand could lead to soaring equipment prices for years to come, fleets and analysts said, prompting some motor carriers to lock in deals now to guarantee price and delivery — and to plan future purchases sooner than they normally would.