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Personal computer sales are slowing, but portable tablet computers are flying off the shelves, and shipment fore

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Port and freight rail projects for short lines in Maryland, California, Connecticut and Florida were among eight grant winners for $19.4 million from the Department of Transportation’s rail relo

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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the Obama administration is committed to helping U.S.

Congress, with input from transportation groups, should use the next six months to develop a comprehensive, long-term funding plan to upgrade the nation’s transportation infrastructure, the head

President Obama’s jobs bill could hinder rather than help efforts to pass a multi-year tra

The House on Tuesday unanimously approved extending highway and aviation spending, boosting hopes Congress will avert the political brinksmanship that nearly shut down the government this summer.

Global freight volumes declined during the first half of the year, indicating a slowing economy, according to the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Leadership in the House and Senate reached agreement Monday on plans to extend highway and aviation spending for four months by providing $26 billion for the programs, averting an immediate repeat of

Japan and Colombia agreed on Monday to launch a joint study on a free trade agreement aimed at eliminating import tariffs on most products traded between the two countries.

The Department of Transportation in August reimbursed states nearly $700 million for construction projects backed by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

If rule-making at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration continues this fall the way it’s been going, the agency may need electronic on-board recorders to keep track of its own legal te

The U.S. port industry isn’t waiting to see how President Obama and Congress sort out September deadlines over transportation funding or what they offer in new spending proposals.

If President Obama and his GOP adversaries in Congress are going to hammer out any agreement this fall on new investment in transportation systems, the mood in Washington will have to change considera

A federal judge in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Thursday fined a German ship operator $800,000 for spilling oil and lying about the act.

Shippers and carriers will have greater latitude in negotiating index-based service contracts if the Federal Maritime Commission approves regulation allowing more indices to be used.

Four international shipping associations, representing most of the world's maritime industry, called for the creation of a United Nation armed force to tackle the worsening piracy crisis in the Indian

President Obama’s proposal to direct $50 billion in new federal funding to transportation projects includes $5 billion to be shared by the high-demand TIGER grant program and the low-cost TIFIA

Wholesale business inventories rose for a 19th consecutive month in July while sales were flat, the Commerce Department said, increasing concerns that companies may cut back on restocking.

The jobs plan President Obama is sending Congress will include a $50 billion spending re

The Maritime Administration is scheduling public meetings later this month to discuss how the opening of the expanded Panama Canal in 2014 will affect commerce.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted Thursday to extend surface transportation programs through Jan.

The terrorists attacks of September 11 forced the U.S. government to take a closer look at not only the security risks facing their airspace, but at its ports, railroads and highways as well.

A surge in July sales of American motor vehicles, industrial equipment and aircraft pushed U.S.

President Obama nominated Michael A. Khouri to a full term on the Federal Maritime Commission.

The Federal Maritime Commission extended by seven months its oversight of carriers involved in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement and Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement.

BNSF Railway Chairman and CEO Matt Rose believes the best way to get U.S.

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent President Obama and Congress a detailed list of job-creation measures it supports, with a heavy focus on taking steps to expand U.S.

New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda vowed to make a decision “as soon as possible” on whether to join the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.

The Cass Freight Index for U.S. shipments grew 4.4 percent in August over the same month a year ago, the smallest gain in a year-and-a-half and a sign of fragile demand in the American economy.

The Teamsters union filed a lawsuit last week in an attempt to block the Obama administration’s plans for a cross-border trucking pilot project with Mexico.

President Obama said the jobs plan he unveils Thursday will include proposals to put unemployed construction workers busy with new road and bridge projects.

Around 9 a.m. Eastern time on Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. James M.

For years, Russia and China have been major export markets for U.S. poultry. In 2009, for example, each of the countries accounted for 20 percent of all exports.

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After inviting the trucking industry to participate in workshops and discussions, the California Air Resources Board has decided not to make changes to the agency’s pollution standards for trans

An intensive review of the damage to Chilean summer citrus crops caused by recent frost shows that estimated losses range from little or no damage to this year’s clementines, to a maximum 10 per