Profit margins shrink for companies with fleets to fuel. We checked with local companies to find out whether their efforts to manage higher fuel costs are paying off.

Oil prices fell Friday as investors sold to lock in profits, but analysts doubt oil's record-breaking run is over and say gasoline prices are about to start following crude higher.

High gas prices after Katrina result in $25,000 fine.

Prius owners tend to stop slowly and start slowly. They draft behind trucks and rely on cruise control. They're saving the planet one mile at a time.

With maintenance put off and systems taxed to their limit, breakdowns are at record levels.

Futures prices hit 10-month high.

Government says inventories down.

Wake County Briefs: Get ready for a tiny tax cut.

Lawmakers aim for higher fuel economy standards. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., says the bill would help reduce the country's reliance on oil -- an addiction that consumes about 21 million barrels a day, nearly two-thirds of it imported.

Retail gas prices slide again.

The passion that burns in Laurie With is not visible until she gets behind the wheel of her Honda Civic hybrid -- and drives really slowly.

Road Worrier:With gas prices expected to stay in the $3 stratosphere for much of the summer, Triangle leaders are making a serious push to provide better transportation options for the fast-growing region.