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Prices paid by consumers rose 0.2% in November as gasoline prices fell during the month, the Labor Department reported Friday.

The Vermont Truck and Bus Association has decided to ask the New Hampshire Motor Transport Association to provide insurance and other member benefits to Vermont trucking firms starting in January, while both groups maintain separate identities and lobbying operations, officials in both states told Transport Topics.

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday its manufacturing index rose to 29.6 in December, a five-month high, from 20.7 the month before.

Led by a steady surge in demand for Class 8 trucks, registrations of new Class 4-8 vehicles increased about 26% in the first nine months of 2004.

Housing starts in the United States plummeted 13.1% in November, the biggest decline in almost 11 years, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he data on transportation construction have been very strong almost all year. Through August, the value of construction work performed on transportation projects totaled more than $58.7 billion, up 8.5% over last year.

Diesel engine maker Caterpillar Inc. said Thursday it reached a tentative six-year contract agreement with the United Auto Workers.

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