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Orders placed with factories declined 1.4% in November to $336.9 billion, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

The General Accounting Office plans to complete a study within three months on the economic and air quality impact of the government’s 2002 rule that tightened standards for heavy-truck emissions, a GAO spokeswoman said.

The U.S. Department of Energy said Monday the average retail price of diesel fuel rose 0.1 cent per gallon to $1.503.

Pacific Northwest Prepares for Snow; Midwest Digs Out • Service Sector Expands at Slower Pace in December • Ryder Completes Purchase of Truck Leasing Company • Work Stoppage in Maine Cuts Shipments of Wood Fiber • And more...

The Commerce Department said Monday construction spending rose 1.2% in November to a record $934.5 billion annual rate as builders started work on houses at the fastest pace ever.

As motor carriers began to implement new federal driver workday rules that took effect Jan. 4, software companies were rushing to sell products that help trucking firms monitor their costs and compliance.

California Bill Would Halt Trucks Remotely in Attack • Minorplanet's Stock Symbol Reverts to MNPL • Report: Daimler May Offer Truck Toll Plan

The Delaware River Port Authority — a body that oversees four east-west bridges in the Philadelphia metropolitan area — decided to keep in place a system of E-ZPass discounts for commercial vehicles even as it removed them for passenger cars.

Boyd Bros. Agrees to Merger With BBT • ISM Manufacturing Index at Highest Level in 20 Years • Knight Announces Management Promotions • Fed Member Says Rates Can Remain Low • And more...

Trucking in 2003 saw some small alterations in the federal hours-of-service regulations mushroom into significant changes for the industry, a merger between two of the largest motor carriers, several key personnel changes, a congressional punt on highway funding and generally improving business conditions.