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The District of Columbia City Council passed legislation Tuesday enacting a 90-day ban on transportation of certain hazardous materials in the nation's capital.

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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. et’s hope we’re on the road toward settling the debate over the new federal hours-of-service rules that govern the nation’s truck drivers.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration must still reach agreement with Mexico for U.S. personnel to conduct safety inspections of Mexican fleets in that country before the agency can allow Mexican trucks to begin operating throughout the United States, said an audit report by the Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General.

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The Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday its factory index for January slowed to 56.4 from 57.3 in December.

The national average price of diesel fuel rose 3.3 cents $1.992 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

Trucking industry officials said they were digging in to fight tolls being used to increase funding for highway construction. Many also said fuel-tax funds already collected should be spent in better ways and some even said fuel-tax hikes would be preferable to more tolls.

Diversified manufacturer Eaton Corp. said Jan. 24 that last year's strong demand for Class 8 trucks should continue into 2006, and it was increasing capacity at existing plants that make its products and technologies.

Workers continued on the job at Volvo Trucks North America’s New River plant in Dublin, Va., even though a union contract there expired at midnight Monday, a company official said Tuesday.