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PHOENIX — The outgoing chairman of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association told his group’s annual meeting here that business has taken a turn for the better after a long period of stagnant economy and weak consumer confidence levels.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he sounds of celebration that emanated from the big Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., March 25-27 were bouncing all around the country last week, as the supplier and show industries reveled in the latest evidence that trucking is back.

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Commerce Secretary Donald Evans said Thursday that President Bush intends to nominate Albert Frink, the co-founder of California-based carpet maker Fabrica International, as the administration's manufacturing czar.

The Commerce Department said Thursday that inventories at U.S. wholesalers jumped 1.2% in February, the most since November 1999. Analysts said the report was a sign companies may have stepped up production enough to rebuild stockpiles as demand rises.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Peter Karlsten, chief executive officer of Volvo Trucks North America, said he supported incentives to help spur sales of model-year 2007 heavy-duty engines that will have more stringent emissions controls than current models.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Much has been written recently about the use of wireless fidelity, or Wi-Fi, at truck stops. Wi-Fi proponents claim that long-haul truck drivers are an obvious market for the wireless standard because it delivers high-speed Internet access and will soon be everywhere.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With more than half their 2004 truck production slots already accounted for and more orders piling up, top executives of two major original equipment manufacturers said the industry has entered an era of strong sales that could last for several years.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The sounds of celebration that emanated from the big Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., March 25-27 were bouncing all around the country last week, as the supplier and show industries reveled in the latest evidence that trucking is back.