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The price of diesel fuel at the nation’s pumps dropped another 1.9 cents last week to stand at $1.14 per gallon on Monday, the Department of Energy reported.

Ceridian Posts Lower 4Q Earnings • Motorola Posts First 12-Month Loss in 71 Years • Sirius Ready to Compete With Radio Rival • UPS E-mailed Shipping Labels Used for Returns • And more ...

After almost eleven years of sliding insurance prices, a market correction that began in late 1999 has continued and accelerated throughout the past year.

With fewer insurers willing to write trucking policies today, it’s more important than ever for carriers to present their companies in the most favorable light possible to get the best rate quote.

Bad roads are costing every trucker more than $1,200 a year in extra repairs and depreciation, according to estimates by The Road Information Program. The group found that 32% of the nation’s roads are in need of “significant improvement.”

Rail Intermodal Loadings Up 0.4% • Visteon Posts 4Q Loss • U. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Rises in January • P.A.M. to Acquire Some Assets of East Coast Transport • And more...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has sent the White House rules governing the entry of Mexican trucks to the U.S., Transport Topics learned Friday.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday that its factory index rose to 14.7 in January from –12.6 in December, the first time in 14 months it has been positive.

U.S. Customs Service officials and industry representatives say a House bill requiring inspection of “all cargo on commercial trucks and vessels” entering the United States would seriously delay traffic at the nation’s 361 ports.

Although U.S. housing starts declined 3.4% in December due to a plunge in the construction of apartments and other multifamily homes, 2001 turned out to be the third-best year for builders since 1987, the Commerce Department said Thursday..