Business

Crews in Washington state were constructing a temporary span last week to replace a section of bridge on Interstate 5 that collapsed May 23, apparently after it was struck by a truck carrying an oversize load.

Two employees of Pilot Flying J pleaded guilty to fraud charges in connection with the federal government’s investigation into allegations the truck-stop chain shorted some trucking customers who participated in its fuel rebate program.

The average price of a gallon of U.S. retail diesel dipped 1 cent to $3.88 last week, continuing a lengthy run of relative stability, the U.S. Department of Energy reported.

The Department of Homeland Security and Canadian officials announced a joint border infrastructure investment plan to reduce border crossing wait times and improve security.

Arkansas Best Corp. has again extended the contract between its ABF Freight System less-than-truckload unit and the Teamsters union, in order to give union members time next month to approve a tentative labor agreement.

The trucking industry continues to help relief efforts in Moore, Okla., where last week’s tornado leveled the suburb south of Oklahoma City, killing 24 people and destroying thousands of homes.

Federal regulators and Maryland state police are planning a “top-to-bottom” review of the safety record of a waste-removal company owned by a trucker who was seriously hurt this week when a CSX freight train hit his truck at an unmarked crossing, the Baltimore Sun reported.

Consumer confidence rose in May, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area expanded in May, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said Friday.

Personal spending fell 0.2% in April, the Commerce Department reported Friday.