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January Preliminary Consumer Sentiment Index at Three-Year High • Daimler to Buy Another 22% of Mitsubishi Fuso • Allen Named President of Navistar’s Engine Group • Segmentz Completes Acquisition of Dasher Express & Air Freight • Intermodal Loadings Up 1.1% in Latest Week • And more...

Of almost a dozen states that have regulations restricting prolonged truck-engine idling, only a few loosen those rules in the interest of driver health and comfort on cold winter months.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The new, federal driver hours-of-service rules took effect Jan. 4 -- albeit with "soft" enforcement.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday its general economic index this month registered 38.8, the highest since December 1993, compared with 30.3 in December.

Celadon Reports Higher Fiscal 2Q Earnings • Jobless Claims Fall 11,000 in Latest Week • Tanker's Cargo May Have Shifted Before I-95 Accident • W.Va. Proposes Easing Reporting Requirements for Some Truckers • And more...

The Commerce Department said Thursday that retail sales rose 0.5% in December, the second straight increase.

Consumer prices rose 0.2% in December, the Labor Department said Thursday, which analysts said showed that increased competition is keeping retailers from raising prices..

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The changes to the hours-of-service regulations are here and motor carriers are feeling the impact to varying degrees. How carriers deal with these changes early in the process will be critical.

Tolls on Pennsylvania Turnpike Likely to Increase • Swift Acquires Remaining 51% of Trans-Mex • I-95 in Maryland Reopens After Deadly Crash • November Trade Gap Narrows to $38 Billion • And more...

The Labor Department said Wednesday wholesale prices rose 0.3% in December, reflecting higher costs for energy products..