Government

While truck-related road deaths hit a historic low last year, Congress needs to pass a transportation bill in order to reach a zero-fatalities goal, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance said.

President Obama proposed a transportation infrastructure plan last week, including a call for a one-time $50 billion federal investment and the creation of an infrastructure bank.

Except for those who live in the northernmost parts of Canada or other remote regions of our country, we Canadians tend to take for granted the idea that when we need a loaf of bread or gasoline or a new high-definition TV, it will be on a local store shelf or in a storage tank or a warehouse.

The number of people killed in large-truck crashes dropped 20% in 2009 to the lowest level on record, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.

Demand for shipping and transportation services generally expanded in August, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

Sales of new heavy-duty commercial vehicles in China surged 83% from a year ago in the second quarter, ACT Research Co. reported.

Garmin Ltd. recently recalled 796,000 Global Positioning System navigation units in the United States, but the company’s trucker-specific GPS navigation handheld was not affected, the company said.

Federal regulators for the first time in more than 30 years are proposing a redesign of the fuel economy label that consumers see on the window of new passenger vehicles and light trucks.

Anyone who relies too much on the stock market for advice on where the economy is headed these days is bound to get seasick.