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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The trucking industry would not have a driver shortage if it did more to improve driver working conditions, Julie A. Cirillo, acting head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, contends.

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There are hopeful signs that the Bush administration is listening to trucking’s arguments for a single national fuel standard.

"It’s the Economy, Stupid" was the mantra of the 1992 Clinton campaign that helped win the White House. It focused that candidate and his staff on what was core to their success. With a slight change, the slogan is readily adaptable to the economic situation that the tank truck segment of the trucking industry experiences today: "It’s the Rates, Stupid."

Two new economic reports on Tuesday showed a general improvement in attitudes and spending patterns of U.S. consumers, but also showed that factories making durable goods continue to face a slump in demand.

A second straight year of losses will push Japanese vehicle maker Isuzu Motors to cut 9,700 jobs in Japan over the next three years, according to news reports.

Separate news reports this week said that a joint venture in the United States between truck and car manufacturer DaimlerChrysler AG and Caterpillar is near collapse, while the German company’s planned Asia truck venture with Hyundai Motor Co. will be delayed.

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