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Consumer confidence rose in March, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

An index of manufacturing activity in the Chicago area decreased in March, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said Friday.

Frozen Food Express Industries reported higher losses for the fourth quarter and full year.

Consumer personal spending rose 0.8% in February, the biggest gain in seven months, the Commerce Department said.

Why do cars run into tractor-trailers stopped on the shoulders of roads? How could anyone miss seeing a tractor-trailer? It happens all too frequently.

The Mid-America Trucking Show, held every March in Louisville, Ky., is the nation’s largest trucking show and a wonderful barometer of what is going on in the industry.

SAN ANTONIO — The Transportation Intermediaries Association has launched a broad offensive to reduce brokers’ liability in accident cases by using judicial, legislative and regulatory approaches.

SAN ANTONIO — An official with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the agency will begin soon to count some chassis safety violations against truckers, the next step toward full implementation of federal chassis safety rules.

Devices that electronically limit the top speed of trucks have “profound” safety benefits and significantly reduce speeding-related accidents, a federally sponsored study released last week found.