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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The consumer confidence index declined to 97.1 in July from 106.3 the month before as concern over the stock market and corporate scandals increased, the Conference Board said Tuesday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Patrick DeCorla-Souza, a policy analyst for the Federal Highway Administration, argued in this space July 15 for a move toward value pricing as a means of reducing and shifting the flow of cars and trucks from highways.

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TTPress has established its own Web identity, displaying and marketing its products through links on the TTNews.com home page. Marketing Manager Tara Rothbauer said that "the brand-new TTPress Online Catalog promises to be the fastest, easiest, and most convenient way to shop for trucking business information. Those of us responsible for enhancing this product line are excited by our new Web presence." BR>(Click here to see the new site.) Continued…

House Speaker Dennis Hastert, an Illinois Republican whose district includes factories owned by diesel manufacturer Caterpillar, last week threw his support into the effort to block or delay the Oct. 1 deadline for selling cleaner-running diesel engines.

FARMINGTON, Pa. — American Trucking Associations mended its state federation structure as it welcomed back the wayward New Hampshire Motor Transport Association after an 18-month absence.

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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The average price per gallon of diesel fuel fell 0.8 cent from last week to $1.303, after five consecutive weeks of increases, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

The University of Michigan said Friday its final consumer sentiment index for July was 88.1, which was lower than last month’s reading but higher than the 86.5 that economists expected, Bloomberg reported.