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U.S. factory orders jumped 3.7% in July, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region saw a modest gain in August, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Friday.

U.S. consumer confidence fell to a one-year low this month, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.

Consumer personal spending rose 0.4% in July, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico was 3.9% higher in June than a year earlier, though truck trade declined, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.

The economy expanded at a 4% annual rate in the second quarter, up from a previous report, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Some of the nation’s best truck drivers arrived here last week ahead of the 70th annual National Truck Driving Championships to discuss the importance of safety on the nation’s highways and to express their sympathies as the city recovers from the deadly bridge collapse earlier this month.

The worst part of the seemingly never-ending saga of the attempt to bring the antiquated hours-of-service rules somewhere close to the realities of 21st century trucking is the uncertainty brought on by the current game of legislative and judicial ping-pong being played in slow motion.