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Railroads are facing new federal regulations for shipments of highly hazardous materials, such as chlorine, that could drive more business to trucks.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region improved this month, but continued to show contraction, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Wednesday.

Canadian transportation firm TransForce Income Fund said Wednesday its first-quarter net income was C$19.1 million, or 22 cents per unit, compared with C$20.9 million, or 24 cents, a year ago.

The U.S. economy grew at a 0.6 % annual rate in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

The United States needs to spend $170 billion more each year on transportation infrastructure to avoid a crisis in the next decade, according to a new study, Bloomberg reported.

The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agency has implemented an online application for Free and Secure Trade, or FAST, cards through its Global Online Enrollment System, or GOES.

Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services said it lost $2.8 million, or 29 cents a share, in the first quarter, compared with net income of $1.3 million, or 12 cents, a year earlier.

Chicago will receive more than $153 million in federal funds under a new congestion initiative, the U.S. Department of Transportation said.

Consumer confidence fell to a five-year low this month, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.