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The Cass Freight Index, which measures freight bills paid for shipments moved primarily by truck, rose 9.6% in May from the same month a year ago, but the latest report showed a slow-down in the growth pace tied to the economy.

Retail sales fell in May for the first time in 11 months, as automobile sales slumped, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

The producer price index rose 0.2% in May, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

The United States and Mexico are close to signing a formal cross-border trucking agreement and could do so as early as this month, according to a Mexican government minister, Bloomberg reported.

The Maryland Transportation Authority on June 2 proposed significantly increasing tolls over the next two years on seven highways, bridges and tunnels in the state.

An expert hired by the Canadian Trucking Alliance is disputing claims made by the Canadian renewable fuels industry that diesel fuel buyers would save dramatically if the federal government proceeds with a proposed biodiesel mandate on July 1.

Intermodal and logistics firm Hub Group Inc. said Monday it has acquired Pacific, Wash., drayage carrier Domestic Transport. Terms were not disclosed.

Technology that can detect from the roadside whether a vehicle is current on its registration and insurance has been launched successfully on a small island nation and could be expanded to save North American cargo fleets some time on the road and in the back office.

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel the week of June 6 was 18% higher than it was at the beginning of this year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, and the June 6 price of that fuel in California was 20% higher.