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Truck traffic crossing the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, slipped 1% in April from a year ago, the company that runs the bridge said Wednesday.

Construction spending rose 0.4% in April, the second straight monthly increase, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

President Barack Obama named former California utility executive John Bryson as his choice for commerce secretary, drawing on Bryson’s business expertise for a job that is central to the administration’s goal of doubling U.S. exports, Bloomberg reported.

U.S. manufacturing activity declined in May from April, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.

Connecticut’s diesel tax will go up 3 cents on July 1, pushing the levy from 39.6 to 42.6 cents a gallon under a recent budget agreement between state legislators and Gov. Dan Malloy (D).

A bipartisan transportation reauthorization bill being prepared by four key United States senators would map out a national network of freight corridors and dedicate a percentage of Highway Trust Fund dollars to road projects within that network, a Senate staff member said.

This year’s Atlantic hurricane season, which starts Wednesday, could produce more storms than usual and include three to six major storms, according to the U.S. Climate Prediction Center, Bloomberg reported.

Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico jumped 15.6% in March from a year ago, topping $80 billion for the first time on record, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.

German carmaker Volkswagen AG Tuesday formally launched a bid for German truck maker MAN SE by boosting its stake in that company, a move that could create Europe’s largest truck maker, Reuters reported.