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New York City and Long Island began rationing diesel and gasoline Friday in the region still coping to recover from last week’s battering by Hurricane Sandy, news services reported.

Preparing truck fuel for winter weather needs to begin long before frost actually hits the ground, according to several fleet managers.

The price of diesel fuel in the United States declined for the third straight week, dipping 2 cents to $4.01 per gallon, the lowest level in almost three months, the Department of Energy reported last week.

Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), who is expected to take over as chairman of the powerful House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said that everything from higher fuel taxes to tolling is on the table when it comes to making the Highway Trust Fund solvent.

Truck manufacturers received 23,200 new Class 8 orders in October, the highest monthly total since January, despite truck buyers’ ongoing concerns about the economy and the looming “fiscal cliff,” according to ACT Research.

Truckload carrier USA Truck said Robert Peiser has been appointed the company’s new chairman.

Canadian holding company Clarke Inc. posted a third-quarter profit, turning around a loss from a year ago.

Wholesale inventories increased 1.1% in September, the largest this year, while sales rose 2%, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Consumer confidence rose in November, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.