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Consumer confidence fell to 85.5 in October from 97 the month before, the lowest level in more than seven years, according to the New York-based Conference Board.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. —- The FBI is working to improve information sharing with the trucking industry and within its own organization, as cargo theft becomes a top agency priority in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, William Maddalena, a supervisory special agent with the FBI told trucking executives at the 2001 Management Conference & Exhibition.

Federal officials have slashed the number of truck safety compliance reviews to be conducted over the next four months so that inspectors can spend most of their time briefing hazardous-materials carriers on how to prevent trucks from being used by terrorists.

he U.S. Postal Service has begun making arrangements to sterilize mail in an effort to quell the expanding outbreaks of anthrax associated with infected letters, news services reported.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – North America’s largest truck maker is willing to let its market share slide if it can turn its losses to profits by the end of 2002 despite a new truck market it expects will remain static through 2003.

The national average price for diesel fuel fell by 0.8 cent per gallon, its sixth consecutive week of decline, according to a report from the Department of Energy.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Now, more than ever, we rely on you to keep (America) moving,” U.S. Vice President Richard Cheney told truckers assembled for the kickoff of the American Trucking Associations’ 2001 Management Conference & Exhibition.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Food safety concerns can be alleviated if criminal background checks are performed on manual laborers who prepare bulk food shipments for transportation by truck, said a member of the Agricultural Transporters Conference.