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U.S. automakers say congressional legislation to boost U.S. fuel-economy standards 40% should halt efforts by states to restrict emissions, Bloomberg reported Monday.

The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index dipped slightly in November from October, ISM said Monday.

Southern California’s ports are about to begin a multibillion-dollar program that is being watched all over the world to repair, replace or clean up engines to reduce pollution, the New York Times reported Monday.

Vitran Corp. said it bought retail supply chain management firm Las Vegas/L.A. Express, based in Ontario, Calif., for about $12.6 million.

Cummins Inc., the largest foreign investor in the Chinese diesel engine industry, received an order for 1,900 bus engines from transit agencies in China, Bloomberg reported.

A winter storm blamed for at least 11 deaths in the Midwest wreaked havoc on Northeast roads Monday with a mix of rain, sleet and snow, the Associated Press reported.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it sent its revised hours-of-service rule to the White House for review last week and Administrator John Hill said he expected to announce details shortly.

The national average price of diesel pushed past a record level for the third time in four weeks, rising 3.4 cents a gallon to $3.444, the Department of Energy reported.