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Personal Spending Increases for Fifth Month

Consumer personal spending rose in February for the fifth straight month, the Commerce Department said Monday.

March 29, 2010

Fleets Install Aerodynamic Truck, Trailer Parts

Two fleets said they are installing equipment intended to reduce drag and cut fuel consumption.

March 29, 2010

Eaton Says Its Hybrid Fleet Covers 30 Million Miles

Manufacturer Eaton Corp., Kalamazoo, Mich., said that trucks using its hybrid powertrain technology have logged about 30 million miles globally.

March 29, 2010

Postal Service Seeks Five-Day Delivery by Early 2011

The U.S. Postal Service is seeking to cut Saturday mail delivery starting in the first half of next year, Bloomberg reported.

March 30, 2010

FedEx to Launch All-Electric Delivery Trucks

FedEx Corp. said Monday it will launch the first all-electric parcel delivery trucks in the United States when it rolls out four vehicles in June.

March 29, 2010

Diesel Declines 0.7¢ to $2.939; Downturn Is First in Six Weeks

Diesel’s national average pump price fell for the first time in six weeks, dipping 0.7 cent to $2.939 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.

March 30, 2010

Consumer Confidence Unchanged from February

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

March 26, 2010

Consumer Confidence Level Unchanged from February

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

March 26, 2010

Fourth-Quarter GDP Gain Revised to 5.6%

Fourth-quarter gross domestic product growth was 5.6%, down slightly from a previous estimate of 5.9%, the Commerce Department said Friday.

March 26, 2010

Indiana Truck Parts Factory to Remain Open

A truck parts maker has decided to keep a northern Indiana factory open after announcing last month that it would be shut down, the Associated Press reported.

March 26, 2010