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WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence rose again this month, hitting a new 18-year high. The Conference Board said Oct. 30 that its consumer confidence index climbed to 137.9 in October from 135.3 in September. Both readings are the highest since September 2000.

WASHINGTON — U.S. home price gains slowed for the fifth straight month in August as higher mortgage rates have lowered home sales. The deceleration reflects a broader weakening in the nation’s housing market. Sales of existing homes have dropped for six straight months, and sales of new homes have fallen for the past four.

AUSTIN, Texas — Country music superstars Carrie Underwood and Florida Georgia Line performed back-to-back sets at the legendary music venue Austin City Limits to cap off the 2018 Freightliner Trucks customer appreciation dinner.

AUSTIN, Texas ­— Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam had some advice for truckers on the type of candidate to vote for in the midterm elections — but he didn’t name any names.

The U.S. is preparing to announce by early December tariffs on all remaining Chinese imports if November talks between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping fail to ease the trade war, three people familiar with the matter said.

AUSTIN, Texas — American Trucking Associations recognized a motor carrier, a trucking organization, a travel center operator and a professional driver with Mike Russell Trucking Image Awards on Oct. 29.

Gov. Bruce Rauner has directed the Illinois Department of Transportation to establish the “Autonomous Illinois” initiative with the goal of providing a venue to research and test emerging safety technologies.

A trucker who regularly drives throughout Missouri said Proposition D is an important step in easing freight movement on increasingly congested routes.

Although the Colorado Motor Carriers Association is publicly neutral on Propositions 109 and 110, Vice President Patti Gillette acknowledges that the projects recommended would ease congestion and improve safety.