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Manufacturing activity in the New York region contracted in December for a fifth straight month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.

New Mexico adopted the Drivewyze PreClear system as its new service for trucks to bypass weight stations and mobile inspections sites on all major routes in the state.

Over the past several years, government regulation that should be directed at every link of the supply chain has become increasingly focused on the trucking industry’s portion. If this continues, it quickly will become toxic to our industry and the economy as a whole.

Last week’s announcement by Daimler Trucks North America that it will move production of a line of transmissions and a line of turbochargers from Germany to a plant it runs outside Detroit is just the latest development in a trend that has become known as “onshoring.”

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. — Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. said it is spending $13 million this year to update and improve its production, including the use of post-assembly line modification centers, for its lineup of refrigerated, dry van, flatbed and curtainside trailers.

Unified Carrier Registration program fees will remain unchanged in 2013, and the organization will seek to collect the fees from more interstate carriers, forwarders and brokers, the group’s chairman said.

Freight levels appear to have strengthened during November, showing improvement after Superstorm Sandy temporarily depressed shipment volumes, according to recent carrier and analyst reports.

Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks Inc. became the latest heavy-duty truck makers to announce their truck models meet 2014 federal greenhouse-gas regulations.