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Manufacturing in the Chicago area contracted in April, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday, while Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said he remained confident the U.S. economy would begin to expand at a faster pace.

NHTSA Recalls Some International Trucks • Air Cargo Grew at Slower Pace in March • Wabash Posts First Profit in Over Two Years • Accounting-Rule Change Helps Freight Railroads • And more...

ARLINGTON, Va. - Supply chain security experts say that only a small number of U.S. freight companies have contingency plans for what to do in case another terrorist attack or other event disrupts the flow of freight transportation.

Biometrics Program for Visitors Ahead of Schedule • ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security Department Tries to Avoid Wasted Funds • Rep. Miller Calls for More Port Security Funding • DOT Asks for Industry Help on Security • And more...

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Almost three years ago to the day, ATA began a fight against a proposed hours-of-service rule that would have cost trucking companies approximately $3,400 per over-the-road truck in lost productivity and additional expenses.

The average price of retail diesel fuel declined 2.1 cents per gallon to $1.508, the U.S. Department of Energy reported Monday.

The Conference Board said Tuesday its consumer confidence index increased to 81 in April from a revised 61.4 in March, the largest jump since March 1991, the month marking the end of the previous war with Iraq.

DHL to Relocate Headquarters to Miami • NWA Cargo Adds Flights to Asia • UPS Sued by Seven Mail Boxes Etc. Franchisees • OPEC May Cut Output in June, Silva Says • And more...

Arkansas Best Sells Wingfoot to Goodyear for $71.3M • Smithway’s Loss Narrows in 1Q • Surplus of Containers in N.J. Could Be Slowing Trucks • Sysco’s Fiscal 3Q Earnings Rise • And more...

NEW ORLEANS — Trucking companies that invest in safety technology, such as collision warning systems, should receive tax breaks or insurance-premium reductions, the head of one of the largest truckload carriers said recently.