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Ohio Gov. Bob Taft and American Trucking Associations President William J. Canary last week officially enlisted the Buckeye State in ATA’s American Trucking Army, a program that trains drivers to keep an eye out for suspicious activity on highways.

The rise and fall of diesel prices since 1990 often resembled a roller coaster ride, with stomach-churning twists and turns caused by weather, war and the economy.

Production at U.S. factories, mines and utilities edged up 0.2% in May, the Federal Reserve said Friday.

Transport Topics Publishing Group is shifting two employees into new roles.

May economic reports released Thursday show retail sales down 0.9% and producer prices down 0.4%, raising new doubts about the strength of the recovery.

Even though big rigs can’t fly, a growing number of truck operators are in-volved in the airfreight business.

Trucks haul the vast majority of freight by weight, but the expensive cargo often takes to the air.

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The amount of freight shipped by trucks rose in April, signalling an improvement in the outlook for the trucking sector, a report by the American Trucking Associations said Tuesday.

The House passed port security legislation June 4 that would require the government to develop an identification and screening system for containerized cargo and require truckers operating in secure port areas to undergo background checks and carry identification cards.