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With an implementation date of Thursday for at least 80% of on-road diesel refined or imported to be ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel, the trucking industry is concerned about cost and supply, American Trucking Associations said Tuesday.

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American Trucking Associations late Thursday said its preliminary April for-hire truck tonnage index rose 2%, following a revised 2.9% drop in March.

U.S. consumer sentiment fell this month to its lowest level in seven months, according to the latest University of Michigan survey released Friday.

Consumer personal spending rose 0.6% in April, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

Package carrier DHL May 24 said this week it plans to invest $250 million to expand its services in Russia after posting a 30% increase in shipment volumes there in the first quarter.

The following quotation was taken from a recent online article concerning rail fuel surcharges: “The surcharges accounted for 8% of 2005 revenue, compared with 2.9% a year earlier, while fuel expenses at the two rail lines rose 44%, to $4.35 billion, the paper said.”

Benchmark light sweet crude oil futures rose to more than $71.50 a barrel in early trading Friday following renewed concern over Iran’s nuclear program, Bloomberg reported.

Existing home sales dropped 2% in April, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday.

Universal Express said Thursday it signed a letter of intent to buy a majority interest in Miami-based Global Trucking Services.