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Reports from Chicago and New York released on Thursday illustrated a continued weakness in manufacturing, as well a continued threat of a recession.

Fleet trucks are no longer simply delivering products — they’re delivering advertising messages as well. And the popularity of the medium appears to be spawning a cottage industry dedicated to its success.

An industry petition to put 19- and 20-year-olds behind the steering wheels of heavy trucks at the end of a 48-week training period has drawn about 550 comments, mostly in opposition, said a spokesman for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Fewer truckers have been using Oklahoma’s turnpikes since a large toll hike at the beginning of the year, and still more may choose to avoid the tolls if a plan to turn part of U.S. 69 into a turnpike is adopted.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — American Trucking Associations will be asked to make reduction of the 12% excise tax on the purchase of new Class 8 tractors and trucks a top priority for its lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill

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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.