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Roadway Corp., the parent of three trucking firms including Roadway Express, said Thursday its tonnage and revenue levels for its fiscal third quarter ending Sept. 7 have been lower than previous internal projections.

The U.S. economy grew at a 1.1% annual rate in the second quarter of 2002, which is the same as the Commerce Department initially estimated last month.

The Colorado Motor Carriers Association and the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association helped organize trucking companies to haul donated hay from Wisconsin to drought-stricken farmers and ranchers in southwest Colorado.

American Trucking Associations will keep fighting the Oct. 1 federal deadline for new trucks to use reduced-emissions diesel engines, but will also educate policymakers about future regulatory deadlines, ATA President William J. Canary said.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Officials at Schneider National, the nation’s largest truckload carrier, said they have tested several engines being marketed in response to an Oct. 1 federal emissions change deadline but have not found any that meet the company’s needs.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo unveiled a line of heavy-duty trucks here last week that company officials predicted would boost sales above their competition during the fourth quarter.

Rep. Thomas E. Petri (R-Wis.), a leading member of Congress on transportation issues, asked for a Department of Transportation investigation of its system for targeting trucking-company safety inspections.

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The Conference Board said Tuesday consumer confidence dropped in August to a nine-month low as the sluggish job market caused a scaling back of expectations.