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The average price of diesel fuel rose to $1.281 per gallon last week, 3 cents higher than the previous week, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

While the federal government holds U.S. engine manufacturers to an Oct. 1 deadline for cleaner engines, five trucking companies and engine-maker Caterpillar Inc. have filed a wave of appeals seeking deadline extension because of concerns over escalating cost estimates and growing doubts about engine reliability.

An increased demand for gasoline, coupled with lower supplies, pushed average prices up a record 14.36 cents over the past two weeks to nearly $1.38 per gallon, the Lundberg survey reported Sunday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The government should exempt safety products from the federal excise tax on new truck purchases, Andrea Raber, director of new ventures for Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, said at a news conference at the Mid-America Truck Show.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Caterpillar Inc. expects to pay an undetermined amount of fines to the government because the company will not be ready with a diesel engine in time to meet the Oct. 1 new standard for nitrogen oxide emissions, said the company’s engine products vice president.

With major truck shows being held around the country this spring, including this week’s 2002 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., truck makers are rolling out new and improved products in the hopes of wooing customers.

The White House has agreed to a new border security pact with Mexico aimed at catching terrorists while speeding legitimate trade, New York Times reported Friday.

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Trucking industry executives attending the Technology and Maintenance Council’s annual meeting here formed a task force to examine evidence of a link between the growing problem of truck corrosion and the use of de-icing and dust control chemicals on roads.

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