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Production at U.S. factories, mines and utilities edged up 0.2% in May, the Federal Reserve said Friday.

Transport Topics Publishing Group is shifting two employees into new roles.

May economic reports released Thursday show retail sales down 0.9% and producer prices down 0.4%, raising new doubts about the strength of the recovery.

Even though big rigs can’t fly, a growing number of truck operators are in-volved in the airfreight business.

Trucks haul the vast majority of freight by weight, but the expensive cargo often takes to the air.

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The amount of freight shipped by trucks rose in April, signalling an improvement in the outlook for the trucking sector, a report by the American Trucking Associations said Tuesday.

The House passed port security legislation June 4 that would require the government to develop an identification and screening system for containerized cargo and require truckers operating in secure port areas to undergo background checks and carry identification cards.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Shortly after Sept. 11, when I last had the privilege of communicating with you in this column, I stressed the need for the roadside safety officer to meet new challenges in addition to making sure we have safe trucks and buses through our roadside inspection program.

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