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U.S. manufacturing contracted in June for the fourth straight month, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday, suggesting to analysts that factories are wary of boosting production until demand strengthens, Bloomberg reported. .

A coalition of safety-oriented groups filed a lawsuit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review the truck driver hours-of-service rules the agency issued in April.

The National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Monday that its factory index rose to 52.5 in June from 52.2, a reading analysts said suggests a slow recovery for the nation's factories.

DaimlerChrysler AG, the world's largest truck maker, said it would reorganize its truck division to cut costs by sharing components among its U.S., European and Asian units, news services reported.

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The federal government and the state of California have agreed to delay enforcement of a controversial “in-use” diesel-engine test to determine if emission levels are greater than what the engine was certified to produce.

McLEAN, Va. — Truck manufacturers and fleets demonstrated new, high-tech safety features in their vehicles last week as part of the Intelligent Vehicle Initiative annual meeting here.