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The White House named David Kelly to serve as acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

U.S. economic activity, including trucking and freight transportation, was sluggish in July and August, according to a Federal Reserve report released Wednesday.

Construction spending fell 0.6% in July, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

U.S. manufacturing fell slightly into contraction levels in August, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.

Motor carriers and drivers providing emergency in areas affected by Hurricane Gustav will be relieved federal hours-of-service regulations, the Federal Motor Carrier Administration said.

The Environmental Protection Agency said it waived some clean fuel requirements for 16 parishes in the Louisiana until next Monday, Sept. 8, due to Hurricane Gustav, which hit the state Monday.

FedEx Express said Monday it has upgraded its next-business-day delivery service, FedEx International Priority, from Europe to major U.S. East Coast cities.

MHF Holdings Co. said it will expand its Jacksonville, Fla., operations with the launch of MHF Trucking & Drayage.

Wright Express Corp. said it completed its acquisition of Financial Automation Limited, a New Zealand-based international provider of fuel card processing software systems.