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OPEC ministers are likely to leave oil production quotas unchanged when they meet Wednesday, Bloomberg reported.

Moving firm Sirva Inc. said late Monday it has withdrawn its guidance for the first six months of 2005.

Fleet customers are buying new trucks ahead of schedule to avoid paying sharply higher prices for 2007 models, but an expected drop in sales next year probably will not be as bad as it was after emission regulations took effect in October 2002, Mack Trucks officials said.

Diesel fuel is projected to average $2.49 per gallon this year before retreating to $2.42 in 2007, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.

The Transportation Department’s transportation services index fell 0.1% in January from December, but the index’s freight component rose, DOT said Tuesday.

January factory orders declined following three straight increases, the Commerce Department said Monday.

U.S. chief executive officers expect to see continued strength in the economy over the next six months, especially in new hiring, according to a survey released late last week by the Business Roundtable, news services reported.

Overall air cargo shipments rose 1.2% in January from a year earlier, but domestic shipments dipped 0.5%, the Air Transport Association reported Tuesday.

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Detroit Diesel Corp., engine subsidiary of Freightliner LLC, said its 2007 Series 60 engines would cost more than current models and that new diesel particulate filters would account for about half the increase.