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When lives hang in the balance, the route to an emergency must be clear — and clearly communicated — to first responders. For firefighters and emergency medical technicians responding to such calls, getting lost isn’t an option. That’s where computer-aided dispatch systems come in. They incorporate Global Positioning System devices, digital maps and routing software to calculate the fastest route.

Initial jobless claims fell by 14,000 to 418,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

A federal appeals court Wednesday reversed a lower court’s dismissal of ABF Freight System’s suit against YRC Worldwide and the Teamsters union, sending the case back to district court for “further proceedings.”

When the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration finally launched its Pre-Employment Screening Program in May 2010, it represented a huge leap forward for improving the safety of America’s highways.

The United States and Mexico Wednesday signed a cross-border trucking agreement under which U.S. roadways will be open to Mexican trucks and Mexico will suspend about $2 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods.

Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would ban the interstate transportation of horses in motor vehicles and trailers containing two or more levels.

House Republicans are seeking to cut federal transportation funds to match federal fuel-tax revenue, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.

An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector declined in June but still showed expansion, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.