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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it has ordered JBS Carriers of Greeley, Colo., to install electronic onboard recorders on its roughly 700-truck fleet.

Consumer confidence increased this month, according to the monthly Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

South Carolina is issuing special weight permits under a new state policy that allows international shipping containers weighing up to 100,000 pounds to run on the state’s roads, up from the previous 90,000-pound limit.

Earlier this year, American Trucking Associations released a very upbeat forecast for U.S. freight transportation.ÌýThat’s good news, but motor carriers will be challenged to keep pace with this growth.

Although private sector employment increased by 159,000 overall during the month of October, for-hire trucking employment only grew by 300, according to theÌýLabor Department.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered a Colorado carrier to install electronic onboard recorders on its fleet by March, after deeming the trucking company in violation of federal hours of service rules.

The electoral wave that handed control of the House of Representatives to the Republicans also roiled the body’s transportation committee, ousting the panel’s current chairman and putting Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) in position to lead the key committee.

The voters have spoken, and analysts and pundits are busily trying to explain the shifts in the political landscape that will result from the overwhelming Republican victory.

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But one immediate potential gain that emerged from the cacophony of chatter in the wake of the election is a chance to move transportation and infrastructure improvement programs along quickly.