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Two days after it asked a court to stay an order vacating new hours-of-service rules for truck drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Wednesday gave advanced notice of a proposed rule focusing on using electronic onboard recorders to improve HOS compliance.

The Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday its factory index fell to 59 in August from 62 in July. Analysts told Bloomberg News the decline was likely caused by rising costs for energy and raw materials.

Construction spending rose 0.4% in July to a record annual rate of $997.2 billion, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has delayed implementing a rule that would restrict states from issuing permits to carry hazardous materials until drivers have been cleared by the Transportation Security Administration.

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Consumer confidence in the economy fell to 98.2 in August from a revised two-year high of 105.7 the month before, the Conference Board said Tuesday.

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The Department of Justice on Monday filed a motion asking a federal court to stay for at least six more months its earlier reversal of the new hours-of-service rules for truck drivers that took effect in January, according to court documents.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit seeking to stay further action in Public Citizen Et. Al v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Staying the court's decision would allow the agency time to address and to correct the concerns of the court about the new hours-of-service rule.

ATA filed a motion with the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Aug. 30 asking it for an indefinite stay of the effective date of its decision overturning the current hours-of-service regulations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration filed a similar stay request on the same date.