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Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will be promoting his policy priorities when he speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C., on March 16.

Diesel fuel will average $2.89 per gallon at the pump this year, the Department of Energy reported, as it boosted its most recent forecast by 5 cents.

U.S. Xpress Enterprises is adopting tracking technology from SkyBitz to help boost its trailer utilization, the companies said in a statement.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has announced that Mississippi will receive $500,000 in emergency relief funds to pay for road damage from severe winter rainfall that started in mid-February.

Natural gas-technology provider Westport Innovations Inc.’s fourth-quarter and full-year losses narrowed as results from its joint venture with engine maker Cummins Inc. improved.

UPS is abandoning the slogan ‘We Love Logistics’ in favor of ‘United Problem Solvers’ in a new advertising campaign to highlight its other services.

Forward Air Corp. said March 9 it has completed its $125 million acquisition of Towne Air Freight.

Daphne Jefferson was named deputy administrator at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in February, succeeding Bill Bronrott, according to a letter from the agency’s acting administrator obtained by Transport Topics.

Diesel’s pump price increase slowed as the fuel’s national average rose 0.8 cent to $2.944 a gallon, while gasoline’s increase also decelerated, the Department of Energy reported.

Mechanics at the Con-way Freight facility in Gary/Hammond, Indiana, rejected a vote to be represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union.