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Retail sales rose 0.4% in April, the seventh consecutive monthly increase, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Industrial production rose in April by the most in three months, gaining 0.8%, the Federal Reserve said Friday.

If you could make only one equipment-related investment for your warehouse this year, what might it be?

It took years to beat back the state of Virginia’s ill-advised plan to toll Interstate 81, but eventually it was abandoned. Trucking, and the state’s motorists, breathed a sigh of relief after that tolling scheme was tossed out.

It took years to beat back the state of Virginia’s ill-advised plan to toll Interstate 81, but eventually it was abandoned. Trucking, and the state’s motorists, breathed a sigh of relief after that tolling scheme was tossed out.

I noticed a letter in the April 26 issue where the writer was protesting the move to raise the property broker bond from the laughable $10,000 to a more responsible amount of at least $100,000.

LINTHICUM, Md. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration expects to issue new rules for medical examiners to address sleep apnea and other health conditions later this year, agency officials said.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration opened its pre-employment screening program to carriers last week, allowing them to see the driving records of prospective hires.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a Senate subcommittee the Obama administration soon will unveil its plan to relaunch a cross-border trucking program along the U.S.-Mexico border.