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The University of Michigan said Friday that consumer sentiment declined in August as concerns about the job market rose.

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The U.S. economy grew 3.1% at an annual rate in the second quarter, faster than the government estimated last month, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

After months of controversy over whether an oversize, heavyweight truck haul could be done without damaging a Virginia Scenic Byway, a specialty rigging firm loaded a 131-ton transformer onto a 19-axle trailer earlier this month in northern Virginia to move it to a nearby utility.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. hile on the road, we, like many other truck drivers, depend on the use of automated teller machines at truck stops and travel centers to withdraw cash from our personal bank accounts. On the road, these ATMs are our bank. Lately, however, we have seen a major increase in fees charged to use ATMs located at these places.

The Transportation Department said late Tuesday that the Bush administration would comply with a federal appeals court order to study the environmental impact that Mexican trucks would have on U.S. highways.

American Trucking Associations said it and the U.S. Transportation Safety Institute had agreed to hold a series of joint training seminars in January, teaching motor carriers how to prevent losses from cargo theft, hijackings and possible terrorist activity.

Trucking safety and personnel managers were scheduled to meet with officials from various federal agencies Sept. 28-Oct. 1 in Jacksonville, Fla., in a national conference and exhibition sponsored by the Safety & Loss Prevention Management Council of American Trucking Associations.