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Tractor manufacturers are loading up their Web sites with product information and technical resources, so fleets can make informed decisions.

New York Port Officials Debut Inland Shipping Plan • E-ZPass Causing Delays at Del. River Tollbooths • Delphi to Invest More than $240 Million in Electronics • Venezuela's Chavez Makes Threat to End Three-Week Strike •

The average price of diesel fuel fell 0.4 cent per gallon to $1.401, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

Transport Topics Publishing Group will unveil the inaugural edition of Equipment & Maintenance Update as part of a special Transport Topics end-of-year double issue that will be published Dec. 23.

Calif. Fuel Cell Partnership Plans to Triple Number of Vehicles in State • AmeriQuest Buys E-Procurement Firm • Nissan Cleared to Sell Fuel-Cell Vehicles in Japan •

Consumers are feeling better about the economy midway through the holiday season, a report from the University of Michigan said Friday.

Implementing user-fee financing of road projects by tying them closer to the costs of highway wear and tear is one way to help maintain sufficient capacity for decades to come, the Transportation Research Board said in a recent study.

DOT Proposes Improving Fuel Economy in Light Trucks • ArvinMeritor, Volvo Ink Brake Pact • ILWU Sends Contract to Members • International to Lay Off 250 at Ohio Plant • And more ...

I just returned a couple of weeks ago from a motor-home trip to the Pacific Northwest. After logging nearly 3,500 miles in our coach and traveling on four major interstates through seven different states, I came to the conclusion that truckers are cool.

Bush Names Friedman Top Economic Adviser • Dana to Close Ind. Engine Parts Plan • Okla. IRP Investigation Continues • U.S. Launches Probe of Navistar, Paccar Truck Axles • Government Reports Shed Light on U.S. Trade • And more ...