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Cross-border freight haulers soon will have new access points in New Mexico to carry loads to and from Mexico, according to a pre-published interim final rule issued Feb. 23 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

U.S. road travel rose by 4% in the nation's warmest December on record, government data showed Feb. 22, and capped a record-setting driving renaissance buoyed by inexpensive gasoline and lower unemployment.

Purchases of new homes dropped more than forecast in January as contract signings slumped in the western United States by the most since May 2010.

Factors such as winter weather and excessive inventory hurt January truck tonnage, which declined 1.4% from December and showed no change from the January 2015 level, American Trucking Associations reported.

Gov. Charlie Baker is pledging more money to help cities and towns across Massachusetts fix potholed roads and decaying bridges, but municipal leaders say the money won't go far enough to address the state's myriad transportation woes.

Tennessee Transportation Commissioner John Schroer beat the drum of impending road funding woes at a UTC Engineers Week kickoff lunch Feb. 22 while taking light shots at local legislators over their reluctance to back a potential state gas tax hike.

A pilot tolling program in Washington state is working so well, in the view of the state’s Department of Transportation, that it might be expanded, a possibility that concerns Washington Trucking Associations.

Hendrickson has launched a stainless steel-clad aluminum bumper for the International HX Series models for severe-service applications.

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly rose in January to the second-highest level since early 2007, indicating the industry will keep prospering.