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CINCINNATI — Shipper-owned fleets are ramping up the use of technology to help meet new federal regulations related to the transportation of food, the adoption of electronic logs for drivers and making their trucking operations more efficient.

Executives from the truck stop industry visiting Capitol Hill this month for meetings with federal lawmakers will get the chance to hear about trucking matters from the leader of American Trucking Associations.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said parts of an Asia-Pacific trade deal rejected by the Trump administration could form the basis of a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement.

Legislation that would ensure funding for the federal government through the end of September advanced with funding for the Obama-era grants for infrastructure projects.

Consumer confidence last week held close to the highest level in more than 15 years as Americans felt a little better about their finances and whether it’s a good time to spend, Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index data showed May 4.

An Alabama Senate committee voted May 3 to move $63.5 million in road and bridge funds from the General Fund to the Department of Transportation, a move that would cut funding to state agencies.

WASHINGTON — For the second time this year, Wyoming’s top transportation officer told senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee that infrastructure projects backed primarily by private funding are not ideal for rural states.

America’s service industries expanded more than projected in April as a measure of orders reached the highest level since 2005, a survey from the Institute for Supply Management showed May 3.

Oil fell to the lowest in more than a month as the U.S. crude glut is seen moving to brimming fuel tanks. 

Ed Mortimer the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Director of Transportation Infrastructure talks about a possible higher gas tax.