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BELLEVUE, Wash. — Several dozen truck drivers, motor carriers and law enforcement officers gave federal regulators a candid array of opinions on whether a planned electronic logging device mandate would be properly used as a safety device and fleet productivity tool.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Nearly two months after announcing an indefinite delay of a highly anticipated process to assess and assign fault on carriers’ safety records for truck-related crashes, the head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the agency has begun to answer critical questions about the issue.

Truck stop electrification vendor Shorepower Technologies said its plug-in power service is now available at three new locations in Nebraska and Iowa.

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it “expects economic growth to remain moderate over coming quarters and then to pick up gradually.”

Consumer confidence rose in April to the highest level in a year, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc. said its first-quarter profit improved, boosted by acquisitions.

The U.S. economy rose at a 2.2% annual rate in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Arkansas Best Corp. on Friday said its first-quarter loss widened from a year ago, in part due to a low corporate tax benefit rate, high workers’ compensation costs and investments in sales, customer service and information technology.