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President Bush on Friday put a 60-day hold on a potential strike by Northwest Airlines mechanics, and vowed not to let simmering labor disputes at the nation’s other top airlines disrupt air service, news services reported.

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The United States won't meet Thursday’s deadline giving Mexican trucks full access to American roads, the Associated Press reported.

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Canacar, probably the most influential Mexican trucking association, wants the United States to give Mexican truckers a fair shake, said spokesman Oscar Moreno.

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The U.S. Federal Reserve said Wednesday it found the U.S. economy experiencing “sluggish to modest” growth through mid-February, in a report that financial markets interpreted as helping the case for the Fed to soon cut interest rates again.

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Owners of truck stops see the sale of diesel fuel at duty-free shops that line the borders of the United States as one of the biggest threats to their businesses.

Trucking companies and their drivers complained over this week’s 31-hour ban on large trucks on Connecticut roads, even as Gov. John Rowland continued to defend it, the Hartford Courant reported.