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Truck idling limits in Rhode Island, New Jersey and California are the newest restrictions in a growing list of regional regulations, according to a recent report published by the American Transportation Research Institute.

Volvo AB said its heavy truck deliveries for the first eight months of the year fell 4.4% worldwide, while North American deliveries plunged, Bloomberg reported Monday.

Five counties in southwestern Indiana will switch from Central to Eastern time beginning Nov. 4, the U.S. Department of Transportation said.

Manufacturing levels increased in the Philadelphia area this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

The current truck-driver hours-of-service rules — allowing 11 hours of driving and restarting a week after 34 hours of rest — are likely to remain in place for at least several more weeks.

The index of leading economic indicators fell in August, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.

Truckload carrier Knight Transportation said its third-quarter earnings would be below analysts’ predictions, citing an industrywide decline in freight tonnage and excess truckload capacity.

The consumer price index fell in August for the first time this year in August, dipping 0.1%, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

The consumer price index fell in August for the first time this year in August, dipping 0.1%, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

I would like to urge everyone reading this letter to contact their local representatives and ask them not to pass the law allowing Mexican carriers full, direct access to U.S. roadways and customers.