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A federal appeals court ruled that Department of Transportation failed to take into account the value of reducing carbon emissions in setting the rules for 2008-2011 model light trucks and sport utility vehicles, Bloomberg News reported Thursday.

Manufacturing levels strengthened in the Philadelphia area this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

Manufacturing growth in New York state dipped in October, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday.

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index for September fell 1.6% compared with a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.

The Texas Department of Transportation said that existing highways could be incorporated into the proposed Trans-Texas Corridor, a planned 4,000 mile superhighway that would incorporate tolling and truck-only lanes.

The Transportation Safety Administration said that that beginning Thursday, some 23,000 workers from the Port of Savannah, including truck drivers, are expected to enroll in the Department of °®¶¹´«Ã½land Security’s Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program.

Business inventories rose 0.4% in September, while sales increased 0.6%, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Prices paid to U.S. producers rose 0.1% in October, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

Retail sales rose 0.2% in October, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.