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The price of goods imported to the United States rose in August for the first time in five months, while export prices saw their biggest gain in more than a year, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

American Trucking Associations is urging Texas to reverse its decision to allow cars and trucks to travel up to 85 mph on a soon-to-open toll road between Austin and San Antonio.

A Maryland rest stop on Interstate 95 north of Baltimore — believed to be the nation’s busiest — will close this weekend for more than a year of renovations, as part of a half-billion dollar public-private partnership, news reports said.

Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers has certified a November ballot measure that, if approved, would require a statewide affirmative vote before a new bridge can be built between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.

Two prominent groups called on Congress to support the nation’s priority highway safety grant program when it considers federal funding legislation, saying that failure to do so would result in increased highway deaths and injuries.

Developers of Web-based, transactional freight exchanges believe their services can shepherd in an era of one-stop shopping for moving cargo, where deals are made without so much as a phone call.