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A group of executives representing vehicle manufacturers, fleet operators and utility companies said they plan to organize the first large-scale electric vehicle demonstration project and help to create a national model for the deployment of electric vehicles.

The American Transportation Research Institute has updated its listing of local and state anti-idling laws to include two regulations that have recently taken effect and one change set to take effect soon.

A controversial 34-hour restart provision in the new hours-of-service rule will help ensure that truck drivers do not experience cumulative fatigue, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Anne Ferro told Transport Topics.

Trailer Bridge Inc. said Tuesday it reached an agreement with major note holders and has submitted a restructuring plan following its bankruptcy filing late last year.

Consumer confidence climbed this month to its highest level in eight months, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

The U.S. trade deficit expanded by 10.4% in November as exports declined to a four-month low, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Retail diesel prices ended six weeks of declines by rising last week for the first time since late November, the Department of Energy reported, as fleet managers said they were bracing for the possible return of $4-a-gallon fuel.

For-hire carriers added 5,100 new jobs last month, making December the fourth consecutive month in which trucking industry job growth has been positive after slumping late in the summer.