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The U.S. economy grew at a 4% annual rate in the third quarter, faster than the government's first estimate, and nearly three times the rate of growth in the previous quarter, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Consumers have been feeling better about the economy in November – pushing the Conference Board's consumer confidence index higher for the first time in six months.

WASHINGTON —Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said last week he planned to recommend that President Bush move ahead to lift the U.S. moratorium against Mexican trucks operating in the United States beyond limited border commercial zones.

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The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association, representing 29 ports on the West Coast, reached a tentative contract agreement Saturday, several news outlets reported.

WASHINGTON – Joseph M. Clapp, the former Roadway Corp. chairman who last year became the first permanent head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, will retire before January, according to Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta.

The national average price of diesel fuel remained unchanged at $1.405 per gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday in its weekly survey.

Annette Sandberg, deputy administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will likely be the next administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, based on comments by Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta in an exclusive interview with Transport Topics.