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Consumer confidence fell to a record low in December, the Conference Board said Tuesday.

Rand McNally has introduced additions and updates to its IntelliRoute and MileMaker software.

Southern California port officials and state environmental regulators continued pressing their campaign to reduce heavy-truck diesel emissions, approving several controversial measures during 2008 that some truckers said will lead to severe economic hardships.

Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) is exploring ways to use a mileage tax and satellite technology to pay for roads, instead of a fuel tax, the Albany (Ore.) Democrat-Herald reported Saturday.

The Intermodal Association of North America’s board of directors has elected Greg Stefflre, CEO of Rail Delivery Services, Fontana, Calif., as its chairman for 2009.

With fuel prices going down, including diesel, truckers are still shutting down and still saying they aren’t making money — proving my own view that the problem is other than fuel prices.

Cargo traffic at ports in China declined for the first time in at least seven years last month, Bloomberg reported.

Navistar International Corp. said it plans to restate its results for the first nine months of fiscal year 2008 to show net income that was higher than first reported.

Durable goods orders fell 1% in November, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.