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Many of those involved in trucking — particularly the over-the-road interstate variety — appear to believe an unincorporated trucking firm escapes multistate taxation.

New York will begin closing six of its state highway rest stops beginning Nov. 1 in an effort to deal with severe budget problems.

Backers of a proposal for a new publicly owned bridge across the Detroit River to Ontario said the Michigan State Senate will vote on a bill before year’s end to allow a public private partnership to build the span.

Consumer confidence dropped in September to the lowest level in seven months, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Since acquiring Innovative Computing Corp. late last year, TMW Systems has implemented organizational changes that have made integrating with that company’s software easier, at least from a vendor perspective.

The number of people killed on U.S. highways fell by 9.2% in the first half of this year from a year earlier, continuing a trend that began in 2006, Bloomberg reported Monday.

YRC Worldwide said it has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters union to address “competitiveness issues, re-entry into multi-employer pension funds and progress toward [the company’s] long-term growth.”

Commercial trailer net orders rose 55% in August from a year earlier, ACT Research Co. said.