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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.

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A closely watched, early indicator of factory activity from U.S. mid-Atlantic states showed regional manufacturing shrank in February for the third consecutive month.

WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush said Feb. 7 that Mexican trucks carrying international cargo will be permitted to operate throughout the U.S., reversing a long-standing Clinton administration policy against the open-border trucking provision of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Bush administration’s announcement that it will allow Mexican trucks to haul goods throughout the United States was met with little fanfare along the Texas border last week. In fact, the consensus across the state is “business as usual” for the foreseeable future and beyond.

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