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Coalition Criticizes FMCSA Over Mexican Trucks Plan

A coalition of groups led by Public Citizen and the Teamsters union said Wednesday that the Department of Transportation was ignoring federal safety laws in implementing a pilot program that would allow Mexican trucks to travel throughout the United States.

June 20, 2007

Housing Starts Fall 2.1%

Housing starts fell 2.1% in May, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

June 19, 2007

Oil Rises to Nine-Month High, Nearing $70 a Barrel

Crude oil futures rose to a nine-month high Tuesday, closing at $69.10 a barrel, the highest New York Mercantile Exchange closing price since Sept. 1, Bloomberg reported.

June 19, 2007

Democrats Demand Action on 鈥楬ot鈥 Fuel

WASHINGTON 鈥 Congressional Democrats said steps need to be taken to ensure that U.S. consumers are not getting shortchanged by 鈥渉ot鈥 fuel, but representatives of the fuel retailing industry said adjusting sales by temperature was unnecessary and would hurt small businesses.

June 18, 2007

Analyst Lowers 2Q Outlook

An analyst with Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. lowered the second-quarter and full-year earnings estimates on 13 freight companies 鈥 including 12 trucking companies 鈥 citing continued softness in the transportation market, the Associated Press reported.

June 18, 2007

Diesel Rises 1.3垄 to $2.805; Gas Falls to Just Over $3

Diesel fuel鈥檚 national average retail price rose 1.3 cents $2.805 a gallon, while gasoline fell 6.7 cents but remained just over $3, the Department of Energy said Monday.

June 19, 2007

iTECH: Capturing Data for Electronic Driver Logs

By Stephen Bennett, Contributing Writer

June 18, 2007

Consumer Confidence Index Slips

U.S. consumer confidence fell this month, according to the University of Michigan鈥檚 monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.

June 15, 2007

May CPI Rises 0.7%

The consumer price index rose 0.7% in May, the Labor Department said Friday.

June 15, 2007