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The price of diesel fuel fell 2.9 cents last week to $1.194 per gallon, the 11th straight week it has declined, according to a report released Monday by the Department of Energy.

The National Association of Purchasing Management’s factory index rose 4.7 points to 44.5 in November, outperforming predictions but continuing to show contraction, Bloomberg said.

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The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted 371 to 11 to grant Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways provided they meet stringent safety standards, news services reported.

WASHINGTON — Congress and the White House broke a long impasse and agreed to permit Mexican trucks to operate throughout the United States.

Initial Mexican reaction to the agreement between Congress and the Bush administration that is expected to lead to the opening of the U.S.-Mexico border to international trucking was muted, mainly because details of the agreement were not immediately available.

The U.S. economy contracted at a 1.1% annual rate in the third quarter as consumers cut spending and business investment plunged, the Commerce Department reported on Friday..

In the not-too-distant future truckers may start using smart cards with electronic imprints of their fingerprints whenever making deliveries or pickups at major airports as part of a joint federal agency effort to improve cargo and airline security.

Freightliner LLC wants to build a wind tunnel on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland, Ore., to test the aerodynamic characteristics of its truck designs.

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