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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ith fallout from the Hurricane Katrina disaster projected to slow economic growth over the rest of the year, the Federal Reserve could suspend its campaign of raising interest rates, the Associated Press reported Monday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ome federal lawmakers are considering delaying spending projects, including within the $286 billion federal highway act signed into law in August, in the wake of huge bills facing the country due to Hurricane Katrina, the Associated Press reported.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. o prevent potential gasoline supply shortages in the nation’s most populous state in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the California Air Resources Board said Sept. 9 it would allow the early sale of wintertime gasoline.

The Internal Revenue Service said it will extend the penalty relief when dyed diesel fuel is sold for use or used on the highway.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. new tropical storm, Rita, strengthened overnight with winds of 60 mph and was forecast to move toward the Florida Keys later on Monday or Tuesday, possibly as a Category 1 hurricane, the Associated Press reported.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>The Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 13 extended a temporary emergency waiver to allow the continued sale of some high-sulfur diesel fuel to truckers in the wake of fuel shortages caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. aw enforcement officials in New Jersey now have the power to ticket truck drivers who exceed the state’s three-minute idling law, under a new diesel-emission reduction plan signed by acting Gov. Richard Codey Sept. 7, said Gail Toth, executive director of the New Jersey Motor Truck Association.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>Executives at companies that specialize in fuel-management software and optimization tools for the trucking industry said surging fuel prices have created increased demand for their products.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rude oil futures jumped $4.39 — a one-day record increase — to $67.39 a barrel Monday following reports of a potential new hurricane, currently Tropical Storm Rita, which could disrupt Gulf of Mexico oil production later this week, news services reported.

OPEC may maintain current crude oil production levels and wait for increased demand before pumping more oil, Bloomberg reported Monday.