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Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland’s (D) administration has proposed increasing weight limits for certain trucks in an effort to increase exports, the Associated Press reported.

More than 30 current and former FedEx Ground drivers brought a class-action lawsuit against the company last week in a federal court in Massachusetts, alleging that they were misclassified as independent contractors.

Oil fell almost $1 to below $73.50 a barrel Friday, a six-week low, on a continued uncertain economic outlook, Bloomberg reported.

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (D) released results of a bipartisan poll that showed majorities of the state’s residents are concerned about transportation and back more funding of infrastructure projects.

Intermodal rail traffic rose to its highest level of the year last week, the Association of American Railroads said.

An index of leading economic indicators increased 0.1% in July, the second increase in four months, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.

Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region showed contraction for the first time in a year, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

Initial jobless claims filed last week hit the highest level since November, the Labor Department said Thursday.

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