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LAS VEGAS – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration intends to publish results of its hazardous materials security technologies testing late this month, a hazmat specialist from the truck safety agency said.

The national average retail price for diesel fuel rose 3.9 cents per gallon to $2.092, the fourth straight weekly record, the Department of Energy reported Tuesday. br clear=all>

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The price of crude oil continued to rise on Tuesday after the International Energy Agency said global demand was rising faster than expected in 2004, Bloomberg reported..

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he last five years have been tough years for our industry. Many have failed, and just about everyone has struggled. I see the next few years as being even more challenging, but in a different way.

Oshkosh Says It Did Not Win New U.K. Contract • Tolls for Truckers Lowered on Ohio Turnpike • Supreme Court Rejects Union Pacific's Appeal on Damages • DaimlerChrysler's Axle Unit to Boost Output • And more...

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. espite the fact that average retail diesel prices recently rose above $2 a gallon, trucking fleets have so far expressed little new concern about fuel costs, amid muted reaction from their freight shippers..

Steve Williams, who became the 59th chairman of American Trucking Associations Oct. 7, said he believes there is a transportation crisis looming that will challenge trucking in several fundamental ways and that he wants to strengthen the trucking federation so it can lead the industry to confront the crisis.

UAW Approves Three-Year Contract With Mack • Highway Bill Remains Stalled in Congress • Universal Express Purchases Majority Stake in Alpine Air • Delays Hampering Canadian Ports, CP Reports

The average national retail price of gasoline rose 8 cents per gallon over the past two weeks, fueled by the record price of crude oil, according to the Lundberg survey of stations nationwide.