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The Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday its manufacturing index remained unchanged at 50.5 in August, which marked the seventh straight month of growth, but was weaker than expected.

Less-than-truckload carrier Consolidated Freightways Corp. said Monday it was discontinuing operations, cutting about 15,500 jobs and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Schneider National now requires contract drivers to have specific communications equipment in their cabs so they can be included in the same dispatch and communications procedures as Schneider’s company drivers.

BOSTON - Twenty years after a handful of state truck enforcement agencies founded the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, a roadside inspection in Utah looks pretty much like an inspection in Maine.

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The University of Michigan said Friday its consumer sentiment index fell to 87.6 in August, which was below the preliminary estimate two weeks ago, July's final reading and analysts' expectations.

Truck manufacturers Peterbilt Motor Co. and Kenworth Truck Co. last week said they would lay off a total of 700 to 800 workers due to a sharp drop in fall sales orders.

In his Aug. 5 letter, Jerry Piotrowski asserts that Mexican drivers should be barred from the U.S. because they do not speak English.