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Leading economic reports released Friday, as well as a University of Michigan study of consumer sentiment, all showed that the U.S. economy has yet to pull out of its slowdown.

The makers of Class 8 heavy trucks sustained losses nearly across the board in July, countering modest improvements some had posted in June, according to figures released by Ward’s Communications.

Cracks are appearing in several of Oregon’s bridges, many of which are more than a half-century old, leading to varying degrees of weight restrictions on their use and problems for some truckers.

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LONDON — More than 350,000 screaming fans recently packed into an arena in the woods of Germany to watch 100-mile-per-hour big rigs battle it out to see who was the fastest trucker around.

The restructuring of Trism Inc. into a truckload carrier specializing in hazardous freight has caused Edward L. McCormick, the company’s former chairman and chief executive, to retreat from his plan to purchase a controlling interest in the firm.

Click here to write your own Letter to the Editor.I agree with Robert S. Abbott’s perspective on the Department of Transportation’s safety compliance review process (Opinion: “The Problem With Safety Ratings,” 7-30, p. 9).

The used truck market, especially for trucks with sleeper cabs, has become a buyers’ market. Most major carriers turn in their sleeper trucks every three to five years, so the sheer amount of sleepers on the market vastly outnumbers the individuals looking for a quality used sleeper truck.

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