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Retail sales in the United States rose 0.9% in November to $322.4 billion on surging vehicle and electronics purchases, the Commerce Department reported Thursday..

Model-year 2004 cargo vans are little changed from the 2003 models, on the outside at least. However, manufacturers are continuing a decade-long shift in marketing by adding accessories and products that appeal to the commercial buyers who now make the majority of full-size van purchases.

New Food and Drug Administration border rules for food importers set to take effect Dec. 12 will require registration of terminals, but in a partial victory for the trucking industry, not registration of trucks.

The TTNews.com chat session on the new hours-of-service rules earlier this month generated more questions than could be answered during the 90-minute online session. TT asked Dr. Hank Goldberg, founder of Rair Industries and the sponsor of the session, to answer the technical queries.

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The Federal Reserve voted unanimously Tuesday to keep the benchmark U.S. interest rate at a 45-year low of 1%, and said it could keep it at that level for a "considerable period."

Following the release of a Department of Transportation study showing that only 48% commercial vehicle drivers wear seat belts, Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta announced the launch of the "broadest effort this country has ever seen to get truckers to wear their safety belts" on Tuesday.