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The Conference Board, an economic research group, said Thursday that its index of leading economic indicators fell 0.1% in January. The index had risen for the previous three months, the board said.

Government reports on producer prices, the trade balance and initial jobless claims all showed significant increases in their most recent reporting periods.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Bereuter (R-Neb.) told agricultural haulers last week that he planned to introduce legislation that would safeguard the exemptions they currently enjoy from the rules governing commercial driver hours of service.

S.D. Legislature Reaches Compromise on Overweight Trucks • Philly Fed Says Factory Activity 'Mostly Flat' • Local Teamsters Representatives Approve Tentative Contract • Oil Price Falls After Bush Seeks UN Support on Iraq •

Ridge Unveils Terror Readiness Initiative • 'Enforcement Blitz' Snarls Truck Traffic •.

WASHINGTON — Bill Graves, president of American Trucking Associations, told the trucking federation's leadership last week that motor carriers could soon play a major role in ensuring the security of the nation's roads.

How much do trucking employers need to know about the men and women who climb behind the wheels of America's big rigs?

WASHINGTON — Deputy Transportation Secretary Michael Jackson said Feb. 12 that his department wants to ease congestion on critical freight transportation networks, particularly intermodal operations.

P.A.M. Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire McNeill Trucking • Vitran Improves Quarterly Net Income • Cannon Express Sees 2Q Performance Worsen • EGL Improves Quarterly Earnings, Revenue • And more ...

The national average price of diesel fuel rose 4.2 cents a gallon to a new record high of $1.704, the Department of Energy reported Tuesday.