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CINCINNATI — The National Private Truck Council’s board of directors voted to support a federal proposal to require use of electronic logging devices to monitor driver compliance with hours-of-service rules.

Five trucking industry associations filed comments recently opposing a plan to require motor carriers to buy permits to park in Washington, D.C.

Consumer confidence increased in April from a 16-month low, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region expanded at the fastest rate in a year in April, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Friday.

Industrial production increased 0.8% in March, led by a rebound in consumer goods manufacturing, the Federal Reserve said Friday.

The consumer price index gained 0.5% in March, the Labor Department said Friday.

As technologies are implemented and improved in various industries, companies are at an increased risk of being sued for patent infringement. This is particularly true as federal or state regulators move to require companies to use electronic tracking or other technology.

An Illinois appellate court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that freight forwarder C.H. Robinson Worldwide is liable for damages in a case stemming from a fatal truck accident in 2004.

Thank you for your March 21 cover story, “Vets Make Valuable Employees, Several Motor Carriers Report.” There is no greater testament to the value that our military veterans bring to our industry than from those carriers with firsthand experience attracting, hiring and supporting them as they develop careers in transportation.