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Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. said Wednesday they had agreed to merge. The $35 billion deal would create the nation's third largest wireless telephone service provider.

L.A. Airport Watches for Portable Missile Attacks • Kerik Withdraws Name for 91ÊÓƵland Security Director

Price of Crude Oil Rises Nearly 6% on Wednesday • J.B. Hunt Increases Dividend; Will Repurchase Shares • Kansas Government Opens New Trucking Center • Commerce Department Lowers Tariffs on Canadian Lumber • And more...

New rules issued by the Food and Drug Administration last week that require companies to maintain records of food transportation should not have much effect on food haulers as they closely resemble regulations already required by another part of the federal government, an industry representative said.

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday unanimously raised the benchmark U.S. interest rate a quarter-point to 2.25%, the highest since November 2001, and again said it would carry out additional increases at a "measured" pace.

Industrial production in the United States rose 0.3% in November, while the portion of industrial capacity put to use rose to 77.6% from 77.5%, the highest since May 2001, the Federal Reserve reported.

The Department of Energy said Monday the national average price of diesel fuel declined 7.2 cents to $1.997 a gallon, the lowest price in nearly three months.

DHL Selects New Hub in California • Trade Deficit Rises to Record, Commerce Says • Schneider Raising Pay for Truck Driver in 2005 • USF Holland Opens New Terminals • And more...

Congress did not pass legislation authorizing new multi-year transportation spending before it adjourned last week, so the 109th Congress will have to start over with the measure after it convenes in January, congressional committee staff members said.

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