The national average price of diesel fuel, as reported by the Energy Information Administration on May 22, rose 1.7 cents from the week before to $1.432, marking the second consecutive weekly increase.

Navistar International Corp., parent company for International Truck and Engine, reported a 2.1% rise in earnings for the second quarter of its fiscal year – mainly due to increased delivery truck sales and engine shipments.

The average price of diesel fuel rose 1.3 cents a gallon last week, gaining back half of the decline posted in the previous two weeks.

Retail sales of Class 8 trucks dropped sharply in April, belatedly tracking with widespread predictions that 2000 figures will fall well short of the record set in 1999.

“I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.” The line, usually associated with a joke about the biggest lies ever told, is delivered with an almost straight face by Officer John Harmon, who is addressing a group of student truck drivers at the Chattanooga State Technical School in Tennessee.

Retail sales of Class 8 trucks dropped sharply in April, belatedly tracking with widespread predictions that 2000 figures will fall well short of the record set in 1999.

“I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.” The line, usually associated with a joke, is delivered with an almost straight face by Officer John Harmon, who is addressing a group of student truck drivers at the Chattanooga State Technical School in Tennessee.

Adverse community reaction and environmental impact should be addressed in considering future rail merger cases, the Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater told the Surface Transportation Board.

The average price of diesel fuel rose 1.3 cents a gallon this week, gaining back half of the decline posted in the previous two weeks.

Two more truck manufacturers have added their names to the list of companies instituting production cutbacks and layoffs after robust vehicle sales since 1998.