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The federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability program is in danger of turning its focus from its original intent — to reduce truck-related crashes, fatalities and injuries, American Trucking Associations said Thursday.

Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region contracted in June, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

An index of leading economic indicators rose 0.3% in May, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.

The Federal Reserve will expand its program to replace short-term bonds with longer-term debt by $267 billion through the end of the year in a bid to reduce unemployment and protect the economy’s expansion, Bloomberg reported.

Facing long delays in deploying Transportation Worker Identification Credential biometric card readers at U.S. ports, federal officials will soon allow transportation workers to extend their expiring TWIC cards for three years at half the normal enrollment cost.

American Trucking Associations sent a letter Tuesday to the Commodities Future Trading Commission asking it to reduce offshore oil speculation that drives up the price of diesel and other end fuels.

Michigan and Canada have agreed to build a second bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, Bloomberg reported Friday.

Consumer confidence dropped in June to the lowest level this year, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region expanded in June at the slowest rate in seven months, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Friday.