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CSX Transportation Inc. filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a fledgling District of Columbia law banning hazardous materials shipments near the U.S. Capitol.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. n the past couple of years we have all had to battle huge increases in liability, workers’ compensation and health insurance. Most companies have worked hard to reduce accidents and make our highways safer — and the efforts show.

Production at U.S. factories, mines and utilities was unchanged in January, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation is aiming to propose a rule in September that would mandate which companies — ocean and rail carriers or trucking companies — are responsible for the safety of intermodal chassis that hook cargo containers to highway tractors.

The Commerce Department said Tuesday that January retail sales fell 0.3% after spending on automobiles fell from a three-year high.

Oil companies are making a push to develop cleaner diesel fuel from natural gas in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar, the Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 15.

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WASHINGTON — Roger Nober, chairman of the Surface Transportation Board, told trucking industry executives that freight railroads are having difficulty meeting the increased demand for rail service because they have very little excess capacity.