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Congress must find more ways to allow motor carriers considered a “low security” risk to pass more quickly through the 160 U.S. border checkpoints with Mexico and Canada, a trucking official said last week.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking for public comment on the practice by some state and local governments of requiring trucks to display decals or other kinds of identification.

U.S. consumer confidence fell in October, according to the Conference Board's monthly consumer sentiment index released Tuesday.

Paccar Inc.’s third-quarter profit plunged 96% to $13 million, or 4 cents a share, from $299 million, or 82 cents, a year ago.

Vitran Corp. said Tuesday its third-quarter income fell to $281,000, or 2 cents a share, compared with $2.1 million, or 15 cents, a year ago.

Covenant Transportation Group reported a third-quarter net loss of $13.6 million, or 96 cents a share, compared with a loss of $3.4 million, or 24 cents, a year ago.

Canadian freight railroad Canadian Pacific’s third-quarter net income fell 22% as measures to control costs failed to offset lower volumes, Reuters reported.

Iowa and Illinois will jointly tackle $10 million worth of repairs to the Interstate 80 Bridge that links the two states in the Quad City area along the Mississippi River