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An index of leading economic indicators rose in January for the seventh straight monthly increase, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.

The consumer price index rose 0.4% in January, the Labor Department said Thursday.

The Obama administration’s budget outline for the Department of Transportation falls short of effectively dealing with the transportation needs of the nation’s consumers and shippers, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said Tuesday.

The Obama administration’s proposed budget would cut funding for clean-diesel technology grants, Bloomberg reported.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) said he would like to lease the Ohio Turnpike to a private operator for $3 billion in cash.

President Obama’s proposed $129 billion Department of Transportation budget is for the first year of a comprehensive six-year transportation plan that will lay a new foundation for economic growth and competitiveness by rebuilding the nation’s transportation systems, DOT said Monday.

Trucking industry leaders in both Canada and the United States applauded an agreement between the two nations to spend the next two years streamlining and coordinating the plethora of agencies and regulations that govern security and freight movement at their border.

The 700-member Truckload Carriers Association plans to oppose a proposed federal mandate requiring the use of electronic onboard recorders because there is no evidence that the technology will improve highway safety, the association’s president said.

Consumer confidence rose to an eight-month high this month, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.