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Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott told a closed-door meeting this week of American Trucking Associations’ Executive Committee not to expect tax cuts for business in the $1.6 trillion tax bill now before Congress, but to wait for another bill later this year or in 2002.

Resolving the ban on free access throughout the United States by Mexican truckers is one of the main items U.S. President Bush and President Fox of Mexico will discuss Friday when they meet at Fox’s ranch in San Cristobal, White House aides said.

Production by U.S. factories, mines and utilities fell 0.3% in January after a 0.5% drop in December, the Federal Reserve reported Friday in a report that has strong implications for trucking shipments.

Saying “the public expects all truck drivers to be safe, and we’re working to restore their trust,” the South Carolina Trucking Association said it has endorsed a bill in that state’s legislature to raise fines for speeding truckers.

After a 20% drop in January sales of its commercial trucks in North America, Volvo AB said it plans to cut another 400 jobs from its North American truck operations and reduce production again.

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Consorcio G. Grupo Dina will default on the interest payment on its 8% convertible subordinated debentures, officials of the troubled Latin American truckmaker announced.

LONDON — A proposal before the European Union would prohibit anyone from getting behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer in Europe without first completing a minimum amount of training.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep.