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An increase in demand for transportation equipment in March sent orders to U.S. factories up for the first time this year, the Commerce Department said.

Like many small trucking companies, Gasel Transportation Lines has faced many tough issues lately. The Marietta, Ohio, truckload carrier, which generated $12.5 million in revenue last year, attempted to offset higher fuel costs by raising rates and buying new, more fuel-efficient tractors.

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The National Transportation Safety Board wants collision warning systems on all new U.S. commercial vehicles to reduce rear-end accidents, Bloomberg reported.

If the North American Free Trade Agreement had created a true common market, like the one in Europe, problems about insuring Mexican and U.S. motor carriers to operate as foreigners in each other’s market probably could be resolved fairly easily, in the opinion of a Texas underwriter with experience in both countries.

The Federal Reserve’s periodic snapshot of U.S. economic conditions warned Wednesday that retail sales and manufacturing have continued to weaken, while surging costs for motor fuel have hit the trucking industry especially hard.

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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s anticipated draft rules for allowing Mexican trucks into the country have been released from the Office of Management and Budget, and will be published in Wednesday’s Federal Register..

The National Association of Purchasing Management said Tuesday its overall U.S. factory activity index for April was 43.2, up 0.1 from March but still below the key level of 50 to indicate the manufacturing sector was shrinking for the ninth straight month.