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Newsby Evan LockridgeSeptember 25, 2015

Economic Watch: GDP Revised Upward, Consumer Sentiment Declines

The U.S. economy performed better in the second quarter of the year than earlier thought, according to a new Commerce Department report Friday, leaving some wondering if this puts the Federal Reserve closer to raising interest rates.

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Newsby David CullenSeptember 25, 2015

House Speaker Boehner to Step Down Next Month

Speaker of the House John Boehner will resign from Congress effective October 30, according to published news reports.

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Newsby Tom BergSeptember 25, 2015

Proposed 'Mattress Tag Rule' Angers ATA's Engineering VP

Ted Scott, vice president of engineering for the American Trucking Associations, had a succinct assessment of a recent federal regulatory proposal: “FMCSA has finally gone crazy.”

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Newsby David CullenSeptember 24, 2015

Obama Administration Moves to Speed Up Infrastructure Projects

The White House has issued new guidelines to Federal agencies to help accelerate the review and approval of infrastructure projects.

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NewsSeptember 24, 2015

PeopleNet Renews School Grant Sponsorship

PeopleNet has agreed to renew its sponsorship of the School Supply Program that gives out grants to classrooms for needed supplies, announced Trucker Buddy International.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeSeptember 24, 2015

Economic Watch: Manufacturing Cools, New Homes Soar

Economic watchers got a mixed bag of reports on Thursday. One showed an easing in part of the manufacturing sector, including a measure of business investment. However, two others were upbeat regarding housing and the upcoming holiday sales season.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeSeptember 23, 2015

Spot Freight Rates Show Little Post Labor Day Week Jump

Rates on the spot market showed little to no improvement over the past week, with little of the usual after-Labor-Day jump in available freight .

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Newsby Evan LockridgeSeptember 23, 2015

Economic Watch: Manufacturing Still Sluggish, Construction Declines

September marks another month of relatively subdued growth across the U.S. manufacturing sector, according to a preliminary report, and construction activity in the U.S. retreated in August.

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Articlesby Jim BeachSeptember 22, 2015

7 Steps to Getting the Most From Your Software

Trucking companies make significant investments in software systems — to become more efficient, safer and more profitable. But not all have the same level of success.

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Newsby David CullenSeptember 22, 2015

Truck Driver Work-Related Fatalities at Six-Year High

Fatal work-related injuries to commercial truck drivers last year reached their highest level in six years, per a summary of preliminary results from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2014 just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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