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A new and tougher commercial driver licensing test could be coming soon to a state near you. A group of state licensing officials working on revising the CDL exam hopes to test it this summer on prospective truckers trying for their licenses. br clear=all>

Optimism about the U.S. job market helped pushed the consumer confidence index to 110.2 in March from 95 the month before, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The recent sharp rise in fuel prices appears to have brought a chilly end to this winter’s price slide.

New orders for durable goods increased 1.5% in February, the third consecutive monthly increase, but a closer look at the report issued by the Commerce Department on Tuesday raised some questions about the overall strength of the recovery..

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On a day when reports on consumer confidence and durable goods orders gave a murky picture of the nation's economic health, some leading economic officials gave differing opinions about the strength of a possible recovery, Reuters reported Tuesday.

While the federal government holds U.S. engine manufacturers to an Oct. 1 deadline for cleaner engines, five trucking companies and engine-maker Caterpillar Inc. have filed a wave of appeals seeking deadline extension because of concerns over escalating cost estimates and growing doubts about engine reliability.

An increased demand for gasoline, coupled with lower supplies, pushed average prices up a record 14.36 cents over the past two weeks to nearly $1.38 per gallon, the Lundberg survey reported Sunday.