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"I know it’s made me a better driver out on the road,” says one driver of the experience gained by competing at the National Truck Driving Championships.

Trucking’s lifeblood is quality professionals — the drivers and law enforcement officers — American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said Thursday during the Breakfast of Champions at the start of the National Truck Driving Championships.

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 3.2% in the week ended Aug. 9 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said its Huntington, Indiana, brake shoe plant has undergone a $3.2 million expansion.

Factory production increased in July at the fastest pace in five months as capital spending climbed and motor vehicle demand surged, indicating the industry is helping propel the U.S. economy.

One hundred ninety drivers competed in four of the nine championship divisions Thursday: three-axle, four axle, flatbed and tanker.

Wholesale prices in the U.S. rose at a slower pace in July as fuel costs dropped by the most in eight months.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region expanded at a slower pace in August, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Aug.15.

Container volume at the Port of Savannah surged to an all-time high by rising 19.2% in July, according to the Georgia Ports Authority.

About 16,180 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the first six months of 2014, a 4% decline from the same period last year, the National Safety Council said.