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National Tank Truck Carriers has urged the federal government to “indefinitely postpone” its plan to include fingerprint screening as part of its background-check process for drivers seeking authority to haul hazardous cargo.

Several states may not be fully ready to meet the Transportation Security Administration’s Jan. 31 deadline to begin fingerprinting new drivers of hazardous materials, according to comments filed with the agency by state and industry groups.

Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. said Wednesday they had agreed to merge. The $35 billion deal would create the nation's third largest wireless telephone service provider.

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Price of Crude Oil Rises Nearly 6% on Wednesday • J.B. Hunt Increases Dividend; Will Repurchase Shares • Kansas Government Opens New Trucking Center • Commerce Department Lowers Tariffs on Canadian Lumber • And more...

Industrial production in the United States rose 0.3% in November, while the portion of industrial capacity put to use rose to 77.6% from 77.5%, the highest since May 2001, the Federal Reserve reported.

The Department of Energy said Monday the national average price of diesel fuel declined 7.2 cents to $1.997 a gallon, the lowest price in nearly three months.

DHL Selects New Hub in California • Trade Deficit Rises to Record, Commerce Says • Schneider Raising Pay for Truck Driver in 2005 • USF Holland Opens New Terminals • And more...

Congress did not pass legislation authorizing new multi-year transportation spending before it adjourned last week, so the 109th Congress will have to start over with the measure after it convenes in January, congressional committee staff members said.

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday unanimously raised the benchmark U.S. interest rate a quarter-point to 2.25%, the highest since November 2001, and again said it would carry out additional increases at a "measured" pace.