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Economists Cut 2003 Growth Forecasts • Postal Service Can Offer Discount to Businesses • Old Dominion's Board Approves Stock Split • Three More Arrested in Texas Truck Death Case • And more...

The index of leading U.S. economic indicators rose 0.1% in April to 110.6, the first increase in three months, the Conference Board said Monday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Planning for the Diesel Engine Emissions Summit on June 10 in Phoenix is moving forward at a rapid pace. Many industry executives have agreed to serve as panelists and advance registration is mounting.

American Trucking Associations said it has hired Dean Ford as senior vice president for membership and marketing.

Peter Karlsten will become the new president of Volvo Trucks North America on Oct. 1, the company said Monday. He succeeds Michel Gigou, whose foreign service contract expires at yearend, Volvo said, when he will return to Europe.

Nissan, Nissan Diesel Form Light-Duty Truck Venture • Gasoline Prices Still Falling, Lundberg Says • Eaton to Boost Capital Spending • IMF: Deflation Risk in U.S. Low but Not Minimal • And more...

U.S. consumer sentiment rose in May to its highest point in a year as the war with Iraq ended and stocks climbed, according to the University of Michigan.

Consumer prices fell by 0.3% in April, the biggest decline in 18 months, led by a retreat in energy prices, the Labor Department said Friday.

Wisconsin-based truckload carrier Schneider National Inc. asked a California Transportation Department administrative law judge to refund the company $10 million in what it said were illegal assessments on its trailers.