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An index of leading economic indicators rose 0.5%, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.

The trucking industry reaffirmed its support of national fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy- and medium-duty trucks while testifying in Chicago Monday at the first of two federal public hearings on the subject.

The U.S. has fallen behind other high income nations in reducing traffic fatalities and injuries, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Research Council, which studied accident data in the U.S. and 15 other countries.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region contracted this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.

When the executive committee of the Tennessee Trucking Association gathers Dec. 7 for its first meeting since the November election, the conversation probably will mirror discussions among trucking leaders in states across the country.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it has ordered JBS Carriers of Greeley, Colo., to install electronic onboard recorders on its roughly 700-truck fleet.

The U.S. Postal Service lost $8.5 billion in its fiscal 2010, more than twice the loss of the last year, Bloomberg reported.

Consumer confidence increased this month, according to the monthly Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

Earlier this year, American Trucking Associations released a very upbeat forecast for U.S. freight transportation. That’s good news, but motor carriers will be challenged to keep pace with this growth.