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Trucking companies in Virginia lost a sales tax exemption effective Sept. 1, as the state’s new two-year budget went into effect.

Preliminary Consumer Sentiment Index Falls in September • Illinois Trucking Association Seeks Reduced Tolls for Truckers • World Air-Cargo Market Growing at Fast Pace • Rail Intermodal Loadings Fall Due to Labor Day Holiday, AAR Says

Hurricane Ivan reached the Golf Coast of the United States on overnight with winds of 130 mph, deadly tornadoes and heavy rains, news services reported..

The price of crude oil in New York declined on Thursday afternoon after Hurricane Ivan moved inland and crews returned to production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, Bloomberg reported.

Unlike the heavy-duty truck sector, which can go years without seeing major changes in many of the Class 8 manufacturers’ units, the medium-duty sector always seems to offer at least a few models that have undergone major updates. That trend held true this year.

September Philadelphia Fed Index Declines • CPI Rises 0.1% in August • Jobless Claims Increase in Latest Week • Survey: CFOs Less Optimistic About U.S. Economy

Industrial production in the United States rose 0.1% in August, while the proportion of industrial capacity in use remained unchanged at 77.3%, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.

The OPEC oil cartel on Wednesday announced an increase in production by 1 million barrels a day to 27 million on Nov. 1, but analysts said the decision would be unlikely to have any major impact on high oil prices, news services reported..

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. hat’s it going to be, more trucks or bigger trucks? The United States will have to pick one because, if you look at any economic forecast for freight, the next 20 to 25 years will see twice as much volume being shipped in this country as today. How are we going to move that much freight?

Senate Approves 91ÊÓƵland Security Bill • Senate Votes Down Schumer's Hazmat Amendment • Sheriff in S.C. Wants Authority to Inspect Trucks • Terror Drill Involving Tanker Held in N.D.