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The Transportation Security Administration issued a proposed rule Wednesday and would soon issue a interim final rule implementing several aspects of the background check requirements for drivers with hazardous materials endorsements, American Trucking Associations said.

The Federal Reserve raised a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point Wednesday, the fourth increase this year.

About 1,300 workers at DaimlerChrysler AG's Detroit Diesel Corp. plant in Redford, Mich., went on strike Tuesday night, the Detroit News reported.

With the 2004 elections over and political control of the federal government established more clearly than we've seen in years, let's hope that those we elected roll up their sleeves and quickly get to work.

Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose 0.5% in September, the smallest increase since April, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

The Department of Transportation said Tuesday its transportation services index fell 0.8% in August.

Parcel carrier DHL Americas announced Monday that its chief executive officer, John Fellows, would move from his current post to a new role with parent company Deutsche Post World Net effective Jan. 1.

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In the wake of the Nov. 2 elections that gave President Bush a second term and expanded Republican control of Congress, observers said leadership changes were ahead for some congressional panels important to transportation and the future of the long-pending highway funding bill remained unclear.

The Transportation Security Administration will not meet its latest deadline of Jan. 31 to begin a system of background checks and fingerprints for all truck drivers who haul hazardous materials, several sources have told Transport Topics.