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Neighborhood business groups in New York City have asked Mayor Michael Bloomberg to do more to relieve congestion on city streets, the New York Times reported Thursday.

U.S. Class 8 trucks sales increased 5.3% in January from year-ago levels, to 19,229 vehicles, the smallest monthly gain since November 2003 and the first time in the past 11 months the total did not break 20,000, according to data from Ward’s Communications.

The number of workers filing initial unemployment claims fell by 20,000 last week to 278,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration withrdew a proposed rule to set minimum standards for state-issued commercial vehicle learner’s permits last week, saying it was no longer relevant.

President Bush on Thursday sought to assure critics that U.S. port security is adequate as he faces an ongoing political uproar from both parties over a United Arab Emirates company potentially taking over operations at six major U.S. ports, the Associated Press reported.

The average U.S. price of retail diesel fuel fell 2.1 cents to $2.455 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled Tuesday that New Jersey’s rules banning large trucks from using local highways are unconstitutional, the Newark Star-Ledger reported Wednesday.

Package-delivery and supply chain management firm Velocity Express said late Tuesday it lost $3.7 million in the fourth quarter, compared with a $9.2 million loss a year earlier.

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Following two months of downturns, the U.S. consumer prices rose 0.7% in January, the most in a year, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.