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WASHINGTON — President Bush this week signed legislation extending for five months funding for federal highway construction programs and transportation agencies.

Factory orders declined 0.8% in August, the first decline since April, the Commerce Department reported Thursday..

International Truck and Engine Corp. added its voice to a growing number of truck makers predicting Class 8 truck sales were on the verge of accelerating through 2006. And company executives predicted International could climb to second place from fourth in its market share of U.S. retail sales.

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said in a Federal Register notice Tuesday that it was delaying the compliance date for its rule governing interstate transportation of household goods by movers and brokers.

The trucking industry last week was still waiting for official word on whether the federal government would extend fast-approaching deadlines for states to conduct fingerprint background checks of truck drivers certified to haul hazardous materials.

A few years ago, McKenzie Tank Lines partnered with equipment manufacturer Mack Trucks as part of a government initiative to reduce hazardous materials spills and accidents on the nation’s highways.

A 40-year-old bridge that forms a crucial link for regional shipping and travel is overloaded and conducive to accidents, causing some area leaders to call for a replacement, a newspaper reported..