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Congress did not pass legislation authorizing new multi-year transportation spending before it adjourned last week, so the 109th Congress will have to start over with the measure after it convenes in January, congressional committee staff members said.

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday unanimously raised the benchmark U.S. interest rate a quarter-point to 2.25%, the highest since November 2001, and again said it would carry out additional increases at a "measured" pace.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. truly understand the frustration of drivers and transportation companies concerning the double standards for automobiles and commercial vehicles. My husband and I were once owner-operators and I have seen the hazardous mistakes that automobile drivers commit.

Roper Industries Inc. said it completed the acquisition of TransCore Holdings Inc. In October, Roper said would buy TransCore from an investor group led by KRG Capital Partners LLC for about $600 million.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.We’re pleased that President Bush last week asked Norman Mineta to remain as secretary of transportation, as the president prepared for his second term in office. And we’re delighted that Mineta has accepted.

President Bush on Monday selected Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Leavitt to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services..

Sales at retailers rose 0.1% to $344.4 billion in November, the Commerce Department reported Monday.

Many states that use ASTM International guidelines have decided to delay implementation of a ruling that would require, effective Jan. 1, a minimum amount of lubricating qualities in diesel fuel, industry officials said.

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