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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. usiness, like fashion, runs in cycles. There was the conglomerate phase of the 1970s; the leveraged buyout craze of the ’80s. During the ’90s, it was back to basics, and that trend is continuing into the current millennium.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday its index of regional manufacturing fell to 31.4 this month from 38.8 in January.

The Conference Board said Thursday its index of leading economic indicators rose 0.5% in January, led by a rise in consumer expectations and stock prices.

WASHINGTON — Trucking executives meeting here last week said they were optimistic about business and the economy, but were worried about a growing problem of driver availability and the possible effect of government regulations.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. e are experiencing a great deal of confusion about the 14-hour segment of the new hours-of-service rules with respect to “sleeper-berth split” — especially with solo drivers.

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Housing starts in the United States fell 7.9% to a 1.903 million-unit annual rate in January, as severe winter weather restrained some building, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

The Department of Energy said Tuesday the average retail price of diesel fuel in the United States rose 1.6 cents per gallon to $1.584.

WASHINGTON — U.S. ���ϳԹ���land Security Secretary Tom Ridge told trucking executives that one of his primary challenges was to balance the often conflicting goals of security and commerce.