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Construction spending edged up 0.1% in March, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Several dozen truck drivers, motor carriers and law enforcement officers gave federal regulators a candid array of opinions on whether a planned electronic logging device mandate would be properly used as a safety device and fleet productivity tool.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Nearly two months after announcing an indefinite delay of a highly anticipated process to assess and assign fault on carriers’ safety records for truck-related crashes, the head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the agency has begun to answer critical questions about the issue.

U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated in April, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.

Two big deals affecting the refinery of crude oil in the Northeast were announced this week: Delta Air Lines will buy a Philadelphia area refinery and Sunoco Inc. is being sold for $5.3 billion.

Truck stop electrification vendor Shorepower Technologies said its plug-in power service is now available at three new locations in Nebraska and Iowa.

YRC Worldwide said Monday it has amended its July 2011 agreement with lenders to set new financial performance targets over the next two years, including a lowered profitability requirement.

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it “expects economic growth to remain moderate over coming quarters and then to pick up gradually.”