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Consumer personal spending rose in January for the first time in seven months, the Commerce Department said Monday.

Mack Trucks Inc. said it agreed to sell its headquarters in Allentown, Pa., as part of its transfer to North Carolina.

Used trailer dealer WillGo Inc. said it converted its database for used equipment to a free service, effective last month.

Your story on the demise of RigMaster comes as no surprise in a sector of the truck market that has seen a drastic downturn of new business, mostly exacerbated by tightening of credit markets (2-9, p. 4).

American Trucking Associations said last week it was unveiling a new trailer for use in its image and outreach programs.

Transportation technology firm TransCore said Monday that it has launched a customer support and information Web site catered to trucking companies using Class 8 trucks.

PeopleNet, Chaska, Minn., said Feb. 24 it launched its tethered trailer-tracking system, known as Trailer ID.

Mobile communications provider Xata Corp., Minneapolis, said Feb. 24 it had integrated ALK Technologies’ CoPilot Truck navigation system into its Xatanet and MobileMax software.

U.S. consumer confidence declined this month, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan’s monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.