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This afternoon's headlines: Union Pacific will hike rail rates in fourth quarter; U.S. Postal Service violated agreement with Emery, judge rules; Florida East Coast spin-off from St. Joe Co. moves forward; with more news to come.

North America’s commercial vehicle safety enforcement officials hope to gather all the players in the truck safety debate under one tent during their annual meeting in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The government is eyeballing the dimensions of the hardware that protrudes from tractors and trailers — mirrors, lights and aerodynamic devices — in the context of vehicle length, width and height regulations.

A six-year-old boy with cancer has lost his will to live after his pet beagle disappeared, and the family is asking truckers to help find the dog.

Deteriorating rest areas and a string of highway crimes compelled South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon to take a hard look at the safety of the state’s rest stops on the Interstate highway system.

The University of Alabama has been added to a list of schools across the nation that are assisting the federal government to conduct research into what makes transportation tick and how to make its various components work better.

In the news this morning: Teamsters poised to endorse Gore for president; Viking Freight to raise rates in October; DaimlerChrysler pushes for bigger chunk of Mitsubishi; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Former interim head of Emery Worldwide named is new CEO; fuel situation worsens in France from truck blockade; Emons reports fourth-quarter drop, record yearly earnings; and more.

Today's Technology Headlines: Global online holiday sales to rise 85% this year; IBM to unveil new wireless devices; Plastico.com will use From2 global shipping system; and more.

The national average retail price of diesel fuel reached its highest level ever last week, and it may not have hit its peak.