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Trial lawyers in America have fought to have an upper hand on the business community for years, but that ended on Nov. 26, when it was my great honor to witness the signing of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act by President Bush at a White House ceremony.

The prices U.S. consumers paid for goods rose slightly in November, a government report said Tuesday.

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President Bush's selection of railroad executive John W. Snow to be Treasury Secretary will help give transportation issues high-level visibility in the administration's economic policy, trucking and transportation observers said last week.

Freight shippers and industry analysts said they expected this year's holiday shipping volume to remain relatively flat compared with 2001 due to a lackluster U.S. economy, a weak job market and concerns about rising fuel prices.

A Customs Service rule requiring maritime carriers to provide a manifest at least 24 hours before ships leave a foreign port for the United States went into effect Dec. 2, but will not be strictly enforced until February, the agency said.

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Tractor manufacturers are loading up their Web sites with product information and technical resources, so fleets can make informed decisions.

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The average price of diesel fuel fell 0.4 cent per gallon to $1.401, the Department of Energy reported Monday.