In The News

• Does the United States make anything anymore?

  By Stephen Manning - The Associated Press
  Posted Feb 17th 2009 7:08AM

  WASHINGTON — It seems like the country that used to make everything is on the brink of making nothing. In ...

• Idaho lawmakers say stimulus won’t fix road problems

  By Sarah D. Wire - The Associated Press
  Posted Feb 17th 2009 7:06AM

  BOISE, Idaho — Some Idaho legislators say federal stimulus money to fund transportation could mean problems for ...

• Massachusetts, other states, consider a mileage charge

  By Glen Johnson - The Associated Press
  Posted Feb 17th 2009 7:05AM

  BOSTON — A tentative plan to overhaul Massachusetts’ transportation system by using GPS chips to charge m...

• Oil slips to $37 as demand for crude wanes

  By Jake Neubacher - The Associated Press
  Posted Feb 17th 2009 7:04AM

  VIENNA — Dismal global economic news dragged oil prices close to $37 Tuesday, with rising supplies and inve...

• Truck-involved fatality rate declines 5.8% in 2007

  By The Trucker News Services
  Posted Feb 17th 2009 7:01AM

  ARLINGTON, Va. — Figures recently released by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) indicate that the truck-...