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As soon as the 109th Congress was gaveled into session last month, interest groups and lobbyists cranked up their operations for the new year as well. They hoped to exert some influence on several items on their agendas — including a new multiyear highway bill, a settled version of hours of service for drivers and improvements in homeland security regulations.

The Department of Transportation said its transportation services index rose 0.7% in November, and the freight TSI also rose.

The national average price of diesel fuel fell 0.9 cent to $1.983 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

The University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment dropped to 95.5 for January from 97.1 in December, Bloomberg reported.

Employers added 146,000 workers to payrolls in January and the nation’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.2%, the lowest since Sept. 2001, the Labor Department reported Friday.

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American Trucking Associations’ decision to reestablish its Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference prompted RoadLink USA — which ATA considers the nation’s largest intermodal trucking network — to join the association Jan. 24, a company official said.

Orders placed with factories rose 0.3% in December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.