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Consumer confidence fell to a record low in October as stocks plunged and the credit crisis worsened, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

Truck tonnage rose 0.8% in September from the same month a year ago, American Trucking Associations said late Monday.

Covenant Transportation Group said late Monday it lost $3.4 million, or 24 cents a share, in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $3.6 million, or 25 cents, a year ago.

Covenant Transportation Group said late Monday it lost $3.4 million, or 24 cents a share, in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $3.6 million, or 25 cents, a year ago.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo Trucks North America has launched a program to tap into the stream of data each of its trucks creates to help fleets measure their vehicles’ fuel efficiency performance.

UPS Inc. said Monday it will buy seven new hydraulic hybrid vehicles produced by Eaton Corp. and Navistar International Corp.

Daimler AG will close its 14 plants in its home country of Germany for a month starting in December as it slows production because of falling demand for cars and trucks, Bloomberg reported Monday.

New home sales rose 2.7% in September from a 17-year low the month before, the Commerce Department said Monday.

New home sales rose 2.7% in September from a 17-year low the month before, the Commerce Department said Monday.

The California Air Resources Board has made available for public comment the latest draft version of two regulations that are aimed at cleaning up emissions from the estimated 1 million heavy-duty diesel trucks that operate in California.