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Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services said its second-quarter net income rose to $935,000, or 11 cents per share, from $693,000 or 8 cents, a year ago.

Georgia voters in nine of 12 state regions rejected a 1% sales tax to pay for transportation projects, the Associated Press reported.

The Obama administration is making up to $17 billion available for transportation infrastructure project loans, thanks to a provision in the new transportation law, the Department of Transportation announced.

Motor carriers who haul relatively small quantities of hazardous materials have cited concerns that a proposed newly-created hazardous materials safety measurement category would unfairly worsen their hazmat scores.

Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 8.3% in May from a year ago, the Department of Transportation reported.

Federal officials have approved a permit for the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline that will run from an oil refinery in Cushing, Okla., to the Texas coast, the Associated Press reported.

Consumer confidence rose for the first time in five months, the New York-based Confidence Board said Tuesday.

Consumer spending was unchanged in June and incomes increased 0.5%, the largest gain in three months, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Voters in and around Atlanta will vote Tuesday on a proposition to increase sales tax by a penny to raise $18 billion for transportation projects, the Associated Press reported.

Rand McNally Inc. said it has upgraded the hardware for its TPC 7600 mobile communication fleet-management system.