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If people won’t voluntarily avoid using handsets while operating a motor vehicle, there are ways to render cellular connections inoperable, or at least report the driver’s activities to management.

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New home sales declined 11% in November, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

U.S. consumer confidence improved in December for the first time in three months, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Wednesday.

Consumer personal spending and personal incomes both rose in November, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Attorneys for American Trucking Associations said that on Jan. 11 they will ask a federal judge to forego a trial in their clean trucks lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles and instead issue a summary judgment in the trade association’s favor.

The Intermodal Association of North America’s Web-based equipment registry, designed to simplify compliance with new container safety rules, has begun operations, the group said.

The U.S. economy expanded at a lower rate than previously reported in the third quarter, growing at a 2.2% annual rate versus the 2.8% reported last month, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

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Trucking fleets focused on survival in 2009 as freight haulers battled a widespread economic downturn and confronted the prospect of significant new safety and environmental regulations from the Obama administration.