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The New York State Department of Transportation told a transportation task force that it will no longer pursue efforts to restrict trucks from using certain rural routes in the Finger Lakes area, American Trucking Associations said.

Retail sales rose 1.6% in March, the biggest increase in four months, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Business inventories rose 0.5% in February, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

The consumer price index rose 0.1% in March, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems and Iteris Inc. said they have formed a partnership to streamline and simplify delivery of critical data about vehicle safety and performance to their mutual customers.

Longhaul heavy tractor-trailers could achieve a fuel economy of more than 10 miles per gallon by 2030 — from today’s approximately 5 mpg to 6.5 mpg range — according to an analysis prepared for Congress by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

TUCSON, Ariz. — Brokers attending the 2010 Transportation Intermediaries Association convention and trade show here were warned to beware of financial services firms that allow them to skirt federal requirements that they post a $10,000 surety bond.

YRC Worldwide said Tuesday that its president and chief operating officer, Tim Wicks, has resigned and will return to work for his former employer, United Healthcare.

Maine has adopted legislation that will eventually require heating oil to have the same low-sulfur content as diesel fuel used in trucks, a move some in the oil and trucking industries fear could raise demand and prices for trucking’s main fuel.