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Retail sales rose by the most in more than a year last month, gaining 1.4%, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

The Federal Reserve gave a generally positive assessment of the U.S. economy last week as manufacturing and job growth picked up, but the Fed’s report cited some regional slowdowns in trucking and truck manufacturing.

Stronger fuel-economy rules stand their best chance in years of passing Congress, amid heightened concern about gas prices and global warming, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.

Pacer Distribution Services said Tuesday it opened a new 52-door transload center in Southern California to support increased demand for transloading services for international freight shipments from the West Coast to inland points.

By Sarah Godfrey, Staff Reporter

China announced a moratorium on the production of ethanol from corn and other food crops Monday, at the same time that Western leaders are moving to embrace more alternative fuels, the Times of London reported Tuesday.

The New York City Police Department has stepped up truck inspections to protect against any radioactive, biological or chemical bombs entering the city, the New York Post reported.

General Electric said Tuesday it has introduced here its VeriWise trailer-tracking technology in Mexico.

Federal lawmakers said that oil companies and service station owners cheated consumers due to fuel’s tendency to expand in warm temperatures, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.