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Construction spending climbed 1.3% in September to an all-time high, the Commerce Department reported Monday..

ATLANTA - While some truckload carriers said new hours of service regulations for truck drivers would hurt productivity, shippers said it should not be an excuse to raise rates. And an industry researcher said the HOS rules could improve productivity in the long run.

WASHINGTON — Hours-of-service rule changes set to take effect in January will cut carrier productivity, put pressure on driver pay, worsen a growing driver shortage and lead to slower growth for fleets, a key trucking executive said here Oct. 24.

Oil refiners are on target to supply highway diesel fuel containing significantly less sulfur than current fuel within the next four to six years, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report released Oct. 29.

Geri Lofthouse, owner of Lofthouse Transport, a trucking firm based in Hyrun, Utah, made a pleasant discovery earlier this year when she decided to put a 1995 Freightliner up for sale.

The average retail price of diesel fuel declined 1.4 cents a gallon to $1.481, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

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Manufacturing in the Chicago-area expanded in October for the sixth straight month, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Friday..

SAN ANTONIO — Motor carriers that have seen liability insurance rates spike to unprecedented levels in recent years are now facing a similar scenario concerning workers’ compensation insurance, trucking and ATA officials said at the Management Conference & Exhibition here.