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Wholesale sales in the United States jumped 0.9% in August, the Commerce Department said. The increase was the largest gain in four months – an indication that factory production and shipments may be on the rise.

Executives from three of the top truck equipment suppliers are scheduled to participate in a panel discussion moderated by Transport Topics Publisher and Editorial Director Howard S. Abramson at the ATA Management Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Fla.

Workers returned to West Coast ports Wednesday night to begin catching up with the backlog caused by a 10-day lockout -- a process that could take up to nine weeks, news reports said.

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Can the government utilize technology to promote security and expedite trade across Nafta borders? The answer seems to be a qualified yes, according to officials involved in a long-running project designed to achieve those goals.

WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee transportation subcommittee said last week that hikes in federal and state fuel taxes may be needed next year to help maintain the nation's highways and bridges.

The Senate continued debating the homeland security bill last week, but wrangling over details threatened to derail it as the end of the congressional session neared.

Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union were expected to return to work at 6 pm PDT Wednesday at 29 ports operated by the Pacific Maritime Association, news services reported, but PMA spokesmen said it could take up to nine weeks to clear a backlog that has built up since a lockout began Sept. 29.

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