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A typical Class 8 truck generates about 10 gallons of used oil at every oil change. Assuming 100,000 miles driven a year and oil changes every 25,000 miles, it does not take long for most fleets to build up a lot of spent lubricant.

Private truck fleets are undergoing a renaissance in corporate transportation. After a decade of mergers, consolidations and outsourcing — now with the growing challenges of heightened security demands, higher hours-of-service costs and shrinking capacity — American business is in the process of rediscovering the private fleet as a supply chain advantage.

The Union Pacific Railroad may turn out to be one of trucking’s best friends. A few weeks ago, as its gigantic rail system again clogged up with traffic because freight volumes have risen as the economy has improved, UP decided to switch some of its business off of trains and onto trucks in order to meet customer time guarantees.

The Federal Reserve said Tuesday it was keeping interest rates flat at a 46-year-low of 1%, but said economic conditions were such that it could begin raising rates in the near future.

New orders for manufactured goods rose by $14.9 billion, or 4.3%, in March, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

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Spurred by California truckers protesting high diesel prices, Union Pacific railroad will stop accepting cargo bound for state ports starting Monday so traffic does not bottleneck its operations, the Contra Costa (Calif.) Times reported.

Stonepath Lowers 1Q Estimates • UPS, Yahoo To Provide Online Shipping Tools • Xata Narrows 2Q Loss • Getloaded.com Chooses Software • And more ...

Yellow Roadway Says It Will Drop Bandag Deal • Construction Spending Jumps 1.5% in March • Crude Oil Price Stable Amid Strong Supply • Fuel Costs Boost Grocery Prices • Indiana Inspectors Lag in Pay, Paper Says • And more ...

The dream of a single transponder to handle many different electronic bypass and clearance functions for highway trucks may bump up against reality when it comes to finding a universal technology for U.S. border crossings.