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WASHINGTON — The nation’s economy accelerated last quarter at a strong 2.8% annual pace, with consumers and businesses helping drive growth despite the pressure of high interest rates.

A bankruptcy judge on July 24 approved a settlement that will allow other companies to finish work on an Exxon gas export project in Texas.

A broad new law to end predatory towing practices takes effect Aug. 7 in Colorado, legislation that was backed by a state senator whose vehicle was wrongfully towed last summer.

Senior members of the U.S. House Transportation Committee recently introduced legislation to enhance safety requirements for trains carrying hazardous materials.

The busiest land border crossing between the U.S. and Mexico now has an advanced X-ray machine that is intended to help more efficiently move commercial truck traffic through the facility.

A bill to promote the efficiency of commercial waterway infrastructure projects and supply chain connectivity was easily passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 22.

Truckers who take their dogs back and forth between the United States and either Canada or Mexico will soon be required to complete a federal form that asserts their pets are at low risk of carrying rabies back into the country.

The national average diesel price dipped 4.7 cents to $3.779 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released July 22.

XPO launched a new service aimed at expanding its cross-border services between the U.S. and Mexico, the company announced July 17.

Illinois is the latest state to offer commercial driver license applicants a written test in Spanish to get more drivers on the road.