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Consumer Confidence Index Declines

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

March 12, 2009

Consumer Confidence Index Declines

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

March 12, 2010

Retail Sales Rise for Fourth Time in Five Months

Retail sales rose 0.3% in February, the fourth increase in four months, the Commerce Department said Friday.

March 12, 2010

Canada Delays Electronic Manifest Requirement

Canada has delayed its plan to require carriers with incoming shipments to submit manifest information electronically to the Canada Border Services Agency, the Canadian Trucking Alliance said.

March 12, 2010

Trimac’s 4Q Income Falls

Canada-based transportation firm Trimac Income Fund earned C$1.2 million, or 2.3 cents per unit, in the fourth quarter, compared with C$3 million, or 10.9 cents, a year ago.

March 12, 2010

Letters: In-Cab Distractions, Sen. Bunning, CSA 2010, DOT Physicals

Numerous national health and safety organizations have come together to petition and support the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s regulation to ban cell-phone use in commercial vehicles.

March 15, 2010

Mexico’s New Tariffs

The ongoing refusal of the U.S. government to honor the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement is about to claim some new, and as yet unknown, victims.

March 15, 2010

Trucking Opposes Plan to Raise Hazmat Fees

A proposed federal rule that triples to $3,000 the annual registration fee for large hazardous materials motor carriers but maintains a fee of $300 for small carriers places an unfair burden on large carriers, American Trucking Associations and National Tank Truck Carriers said in written comments opposing the new rule.

March 15, 2010

Diesel Fuel Up for Third Week To Highest Level Since Nov. ’08

The average price for retail diesel rose for a third straight week, this time by 4.3 cents to $2.904 a gallon, to the highest level since November 2008, the Department of Energy reported.

March 15, 2010