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Dean Newell, vice president of safety and training for Maverick Transportation, was recently honored as National Safety Director of the Year by American Trucking Associations’ Safety Management Council.

PHOENIX — Trucking executives meeting here last week said they were cautiously optimistic that despite a sluggish economy and regulatory and political uncertainties, the industry was poised to emerge from the doldrums it has been in for several years.

American Trucking Associations members gathering this week in Phoenix will meet to discuss economic recovery, the future of trucks and engines and the political and regulatory issues facing the industry.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region grew in August at the slowest pace since November, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Tuesday.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region grew in July, showing expansion for the tenth straight month, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Friday.

U.S. manufacturing activity showed expansion in June for the 11th straight consecutive month but dropped from may, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday.

Manufacturing activity levels in the Chicago region declined this month but continued to show expansion this month, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Wednesday.