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Hurricane Jeanne, the fourth storm to hit Florida in six weeks, shut down much of the state and was blamed for at least six deaths, news services reported..

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The national average retail price for regular gasoline on Friday was $1.91 per gallon, up 5.32 cents during the past two weeks, according to the Lundberg Survey of 8,000 stations nationwide.

In a letter to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said trucking "remains concerned" about record diesel fuel prices, and asked Abraham to "consider loaning U.S. refineries much-needed crude oil from the [Strategic Petroleum Reserve]..

Total orders for durable goods declined 0.5% in August to $195.4 billion, but rose 2.3% when excluding transportation equipment, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

The head of heavy-duty truck maker Volvo Trucks North America said the company’s Class 8 assembly lines are operating at capacity amid booming sales, forcing the manufacturer to extend delivery times for new equipment.

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A congressional source said the U.S. Department of Energy would approve loans of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve once the exact details were worked out with the refineries, Reuters reported Friday.

White House spokesman Scott McClellan confirmed Thursday the United States may loan oil to refineries from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to make up for supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a measure on Wednesday that would require foreign truckers operating in the United States to meet the same safety, certification and labeling standards as domestic carriers, news services reported..