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The University of Michigan said Friday its consumer sentiment index fell to 87.6 in August, which was below the preliminary estimate two weeks ago, July's final reading and analysts' expectations.

Truck manufacturers Peterbilt Motor Co. and Kenworth Truck Co. last week said they would lay off a total of 700 to 800 workers due to a sharp drop in fall sales orders.

In his Aug. 5 letter, Jerry Piotrowski asserts that Mexican drivers should be barred from the U.S. because they do not speak English.

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Roadway Corp., the parent of three trucking firms including Roadway Express, said Thursday its tonnage and revenue levels for its fiscal third quarter ending Sept. 7 have been lower than previous internal projections.

The U.S. economy grew at a 1.1% annual rate in the second quarter of 2002, which is the same as the Commerce Department initially estimated last month.

The Colorado Motor Carriers Association and the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association helped organize trucking companies to haul donated hay from Wisconsin to drought-stricken farmers and ranchers in southwest Colorado.

American Trucking Associations will keep fighting the Oct. 1 federal deadline for new trucks to use reduced-emissions diesel engines, but will also educate policymakers about future regulatory deadlines, ATA President William J. Canary said.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Officials at Schneider National, the nation’s largest truckload carrier, said they have tested several engines being marketed in response to an Oct. 1 federal emissions change deadline but have not found any that meet the company’s needs.