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Manufacturing in the Chicago area slowed in December for a second consecutive month, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Thursday.

Commercial and automotive component supplier Hayes Lemmerz International Inc. said it was beginning to explore the sale of its commercial-truck hub and brake-drum business, following an unsolicited inquiry from a potential buyer.

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Crude Oil Down Slightly to End Year • Jobless Claims Fall by 5,000 • Class 3-7 Sales Increase 24.7% • Analyst Says Truckload Strong Overall in 2004 • Interpool Reports Increased Income, Revenue

The Port of Los Angeles became the top international freight gateway in the United States in 2003, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Sales of previously owned homes rose 2.7% in November to a record 6.94 million annual rate, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.

Postal Service Says 100,000 Pounds of Mail Delayed • Last-Minute Shoppers Lift Holiday Sales • Velocity Says Shares Will Remain Listed on Nasdaq • U.S. Xpress Says Underwriters Exercise Stock Option • And more...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s work to revise the embattled driver hours-of-service rules has delayed other parts of the agency’s regulatory agenda, a Department of Transportation report and an agency spokesman said.

The Government Accountability Office chided the Transportation Security Administration for some of the failures in launching the maritime portion of TSA’s transportation-worker credential program, part of the broader Transportation Worker Identification Card program.

Two Convicted in Deadly Smuggling Case • Four Cameras Installed at Port of New Haven