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Consumer Confidence Hits Highest Level in Two Years

Consumer confidence rose this month to the highest level in more than two years, according to the latest Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.

June 25, 2010

Letters: Broker Authority

I continue to be perplexed by May 10s Opinion writer, David Dwinell. Call me old school, but I prefer my statements to be supported by facts.

June 28, 2010

Moving Ahead on CSA

This weeks issue of Transport Topics includes some interesting news about the federal governments new safety regime for trucking, Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, including that the program is going to be renamed.

June 28, 2010

Labor Dept. Official Urges Passage of Bill to Curb Potential Worker Misclassification

Catching employers who misclassify their employees as independent contractors would help ensure a level playing field in the marketplace, a top official with the U.S. Department of Labor told a Senate committee.

June 28, 2010

New Chassis Safety Rules Take Effect

The long-awaited new federal chassis safety rules take effect June 30, but officials said questions remain about damage reports truckers must file to keep equipment in roadworthy shape.

June 28, 2010

Detroit Diesel to Renovate Michigan Facility

Detroit Diesel Corp. said it will spend $194 million to renovate its 72-year-old Redford, Mich., plant, the latest example of truck makers pouring investments into diesel engine facilities to manufacture the complicated new power plants and vertically integrate production.

June 28, 2010

FMCSA Sticking to Timeline for Implementation of CSA

WASHINGTON The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration remains absolutely committed to the current timeline for rolling out CSA 2010, Administrator Anne Ferro said.

June 28, 2010

Groups Seek to Cut Driving Time as Part of Changes to HOS Rules

A coalition of interest groups that has repeatedly succeeded in challenging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations hours-of-service rule last week pushed for dramatically cutting the current daily and weekly work-time limits.

June 28, 2010

Diesel, Gasoline Prices Rise

Retail diesel prices reversed course last week, as the national average rose 3.3 cents a gallon to $2.961 after falling 19.9 cents in the five previous weeks, the Department of Energy reported.

June 28, 2010