Kevin covers the following stories: last Friday, the University of Michigan released their first reading of the October Consumer Sentiment Survey; the truth about inflation - current vs recent years; Americas Commercial Transportation Research Co. (ACT) released the preliminary data on September Class 8 Truck Orders and Freight Transportation Research Associates – Transportation Intelligence (FTR) reported their preliminary net orders for September; the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) released their September NFIB Small Business Optimism Index; Kevin has the details, digs in to the data, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and opinions along the way.