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U.S. consumer confidence in August fell by the most since the period immediately following Hurricane Katrina, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

Trucks built before 1994 would have to meet 2007 nitrogen oxide emission limits, according to a draft proposal released Aug. 17 by the California Air Resources Board.

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — PeopleNet unveiled an enhanced in-cab driver display product, which the company said would be available commercially at the end of the year.

Professional truck driver Brad Hille never imagined that a short instructional video he made as a way to help other truckers would give him the opportunity to tour the country while representing his profession.

The Department of Defense last week awarded its controversial $1.6 billion logistics contract to Menlo Worldwide Government Services.

The national average prices of retail diesel and gasoline rose last week, even as crude oil futures fell to an eight-week low after Hurricane Dean passed without any significant disruption to U.S. oil production.

Arkansas trucking companies will not have to pay a tax bill that a state agency sent mistakenly, the Associated Press reported.

The New Jersey Senate wants a representative from that state to sit on New York City’s 17-member congestion-pricing commission, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reported.

Durable goods orders jumped 5.9% in July, the Commerce Department said Friday.