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California agricultural haulers, farmers and food processors are up to their ears in broccoli these days.

WASHINGTON — White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card Jr. said the Bush administration will review diesel sulfur and clean engine standards imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, postponing the regulation’s effective date for 60 days.

Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said he would use a recent Department of Transportation inspector general’s report, detailing recommendations for trucking and other modes of transportation, as a “guideline and reference..

The U.S. average pump price for diesel fuel rose by 1.1 cents in the past week, to $1.539 per gallon as of Jan. 29, the Energy Department reported late Monday.

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The leading maker of heavy trucks for the commercial markets is cutting production and jobs at its Portland plants, while its DaimlerChrysler parent cuts at the Chrysler operations.

DaimlerChrysler unveiled a major cutback that will bite deeply into freight-hauling operations that service its assembly operations.

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Freightliner President James L. Hebe warned that trucking faces a major upheaval if the glut of unsold, late-model used vehicles is not addressed — and quickly.