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NHTSA Wants Stability Controls on Cars • Sleep Apnea Screening of Truckers Urged • PHMSA Boosts Hazmat Registration Fees

All truckers entering the United States from Canada will have to pay $5.25 per trip, or purchase an annual decal for $105, beginning Nov. 24 under a new rule the U.S. Department of Agriculture said would help pay for a staff of special border inspectors.

Crude oil futures briefly dipped below $60 a barrel before dropping $1.20 to close at $60.46 on the New York Mercantile Exchange after the Department of Energy’s weekly report revealed strong gains in distillates, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

For the second time in as many meetings, the Federal Reserve decided on Wednesday to hold the benchmark U.S. interest rate at 5.25%.

Diesel fuel’s average national price fell 14.4 cents to $2.713 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

HANOVER, Germany — The chairman of German heavy-duty truck maker MAN said he’s continuing his efforts to purchase Swedish rival Scania, despite negative responses from two of the takeover target's largest shareholders.

Con-way Inc. lowered its third quarter earnings forecast late Monday, citing a drop in business volumes and the sale of its stake in its Vector SCM joint venture with General Motors.

DaimlerChrysler AG, the parent company of heavy-duty truck manufacturer Freightliner, said it plans to reduce costs and utilize parts sharing to increase 2006 profits at its truck group, Bloomberg reported.

New housing starts fell 6% in August, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

The producer price index rose 0.1% in August, the Labor Department reported Tuesday, while the "core" PPI rate excluding food and energy declined 0.4%.