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Stimulus project spending by the Department of Transportation reached $11.393 billion as of April 23, up $926 million from the end of March.

The manufacturing sector expanded in April for the ninth consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 12th consecutive month, said the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing

For the 200-plus years U.S. officials have been collecting customs duties, licensed brokers have been doing the detailed work that keeps importers’ goods moving.

The Surface Transportation Board clearly was not happy with Canadian National Railway after a consultant reported that CN trains were blocking Chicago suburban roads vastly more often than the railroa

Last summer, food safety legislation sailed through the House of Representatives with broad, bipartisan support and little controversy.

Cargo thefts escalated as the economy slumped over the past two years, with 879 incidents reported in the U.S., according to Freightwatch International.

Domestic Shippers Brace for Rate Hikes

Across the U.S., states struggling with multibillion-dollar deficits are willing to consider almost anything to help balance their budgets, from licensing hypnotists in Connecticut to slashing univers

Railex Defies Recession, Expands Despite the economy, Railex is expanding and hopes to have a facility open in the Southeast within the next year.

The Transportation Security Administration has moved up enforcement deadlines and said that by May 1 at least 75 percent of cargo must be screened before it goes in the bellies of passenger aircraft.

The Obama administration says it wants to pursue new trade agreements as a way to increase exports of U.S.

Seventeen transportation and logistics companies were named to this year’s Fortune 500 list of biggest U.S. companies.

Economists at the International Monetary Fund are optimistic about the global economy, saying it will grow 4.2 percent in 2010.

Demand for distribution space in Europe remained "surprisingly resilient" during the global economic recession of 2009 due to resurgence in trade in mid-year and a shortage of modern, effici

OTTAWA — Canada offered the state of Michigan up to $550 million as a sweetener to get the legislature to give final approval to the building of a controversial new bridge between Detroit and Wi

The economy grew at a slightly smaller-than-expected 3.2 percent pace during the first quarter as consumers stepped up spending and businesses rebuilt inventories, the Commerce Department said.

North American transportation companies are seeing initial, uneven signs of increasing demand but most remain cautious about declaring that a broad and sustained recovery is at hand, Standard & Po

Improving global economic conditions helped engine and equipment manufacturer Caterpillar swing to a profit of $233 million in the first quarter, compared with a $112 million loss in the first quarter

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Surface trade with Canada and Mexico rose for the third consecutive month in February, surging a record 24.1 percent compared with the previous February, one of the slowest months of the recession.

China purchased 115,000 metric tons or 4.5 million bushels of U.S. corn in its first major purchase of the grain from U.S. exporters since 2001, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.

The Teamsters on Wednesday launched a multimedia blitz to push Congress to change federal law that makes it tougher organize FedEx Express drivers.

House members advocating a change in federal law that would give ports the authority to regulate local trucking are turning up the heat in advance of a May 5 hearing before the House Transportation an

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Steel imports to the United States in March rose 24.5 percent from February and 27.9 percent from March 2009, according to preliminary statistics from the American Institute for International Steel.

The House on Wednesday received a bill to extend funding of the Federal Aviation Administration through July 3.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition by the state of Michigan to reopen its bid to close navigation locks in the Chicago area to prevent the spread of Asian carp.

American consumers’ confidence in the economy has risen to the highest level in 19 months, the Conference Board reported.

The Department of Transportation began opening a $600 million grant account for project applications, in an indirect extension of discretionary “TIGER” grants the DOT awarded under the eco

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Officials with the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Customs and Border Protection on Monday signed an agreement giving CPSC inspectors access to Customs’ Automated Commercial System.

A weak global warehouse market slashed revenue and funds from operations in the first quarter for ProLogis. The industrial real estate developer lost $91 million in the quarter.

Industrial manufacturer Siemens will switch some 1,440 railroad equipment shipments heading for China from truck to rail transport in Central Europe under an emissions saving strategy worked out with

The Department of Transportation’s total spending under the economic stimulus package reached $10.893 billion as of April 16, up $456 million since the end of March.

Geodis closed the acquisition of French parcel carrier Ciblex on Monday, giving the forwarding and logistics company new reach in the small package business in France and Belgium.

State agencies, freight railroads, transit operators and intermodal project planners could tap an expanded rail loan program or visit a new one-stop financial aid shop if Department of Transportation

For U.S. trade interests struggling for years with an antiquated Cold War-era export control system, your wait for reform is almost over.

AMB Property Corporation lost $620,000 in the first quarter, a marked improvement over the prior year as the industrial real estate developer recovers from the global recession, which struck hard at p