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The Port of Los Angeles is recommending that harbor commissioners push back the first phase of the port’s controversial clean trucks program until the end of 2011.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The new federal hours-of-service rule due to be unveiled shortly is likely to trim one hour of maximum driving time, and extend the rest period necessary to initiate a new workweek, according to the chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week said it will not require the next generation of electronic onboard recorders to use a different type of computer connection than current models, or to operate in temperature extremes beyond the capability of existing systems.

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

The consumer price index rose by 0.3% for a second straight month in August, the Labor Department said Friday.

Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region showed contraction for the second consecutive month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

Prices paid to U.S. producers rose for the second consecutive month in August, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region expanded in September at the lowest rate in more than a year, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Wednesday.

Container pick-up turn times for drayage operators at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are improving due to additional gate openings, increased staff and flex lunch hour shifts, motor carriers and terminal operators said Monday. 

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) is proceeding with privatization plans in two transportation areas, funding the system and building a new toll road.