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The U.S. economy improved at a moderate pace in the six weeks ended in early July, but shippers and trucking industry contacts cited caution about a shortage of truck drivers and the new hours-of-service rule, the Federal Reserve reported.

Medical professionals and state driver licensing agencies objected to a proposal to require daily updates of commercial drivers’ physical exam information, telling federal regulators the system would be burdensome and costly.

The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission has approved a 10-year toll plan that’s expected to increase rates by about 2.7% annually for cars and trucks.

Janet Napolitano is resigning from her position leading the Department of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security, the Associated Press reported Friday.

A key Republican senator said he is dropping a filibuster threat to block the nomination of Gina McCarthy to become administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Pennsylvania General Assembly’s failure to pass a transportation package means the state will move forward in assessing 1,120 bridges that may have to have new or additional weight restrictions, according to Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Barry Schoch.

Transportation officials in Kansas, faced with growing congestion in metropolitan areas, are considering more tolls to keep traffic moving, the Kansas City Star reported.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will waive the new rest-break requirement for 90 days for truck drivers who are carrying live animals, because of the above-average temperatures forecast for the summer and fall in much of the United States.

Oregon legislators passed a bill that would create a voluntary program to phase in road-usage charges in lieu of the state’s gasoline tax, the (Salem, Ore.) Statesman Journal reported.