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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The trucking industry would not have a driver shortage if it did more to improve driver working conditions, Julie A. Cirillo, acting head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, contends.

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee, wants to give truck owners a small break by distributing some of the costs of the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax to the buyers.

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There are hopeful signs that the Bush administration is listening to trucking’s arguments for a single national fuel standard.

"It’s the Economy, Stupid" was the mantra of the 1992 Clinton campaign that helped win the White House. It focused that candidate and his staff on what was core to their success. With a slight change, the slogan is readily adaptable to the economic situation that the tank truck segment of the trucking industry experiences today: "It’s the Rates, Stupid."

Two new economic reports on Tuesday showed a general improvement in attitudes and spending patterns of U.S. consumers, but also showed that factories making durable goods continue to face a slump in demand.