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An Arkansas committee that spent two years studying how to pay for road improvements has come up with a list of ways to raise revenue that includes indexing gas and diesel taxes to the state’s construction cost index.

Three trucking trade groups plan to file a lawsuit to block the release of trucking companies’ CSA safety performance data to the public this week, claiming that the action violates regulatory procedure, parties to the action said.

Consumer confidence increased this month, according to the monthly Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Wednesday.

As of Nov. 30, New York truckers that add auxiliary power units to their rigs to cut down on idling can receive a 400-pound exemption from the 80,000-pound truck weight limit.

A blue-ribbon committee that spent two years studying how to pay for road improvements in Arkansas has unveiled a list of possibilities that includes higher fuel taxes.

The U.S. gross domestic product rose at a 2.5% annual rate in the third quarter, higher than originally estimated, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Lakeside International Trucks said it has acquired an International dealership in Rockford, Ill., from Chicago International Trucks dealership group

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration followed through on its promise last month and made several important changes in its CSA safety rating program last week.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Freight capacity in 2011, especially in trucking, will be constricted by a combination of federal legislative and regulatory policy and recession-related private-sector curbs on investment.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Competitive pricing and reliable service remain in the forefront as shippers optimize their supply chains, executives with three large retail firms said.