A national retail association and coalition of truckers, shippers, importers and exporters have formed a partnership to improve the air quality in the nation’s ports.

The Department of Transportation will host a two-day summit this week on problems surrounding distracted driving and solutions to combat what has become a national epidemic.

Imports at U.S. major retail container ports are expected to decline by more than 17% in 2009 from a year earlier, but a new report by the National Retail Federation and IHS Global Insight predicts the end of the recession is near.

CHICAGO — An increase in manufacturing activity in Mexico along with a pullback in outsourcing to China could lead to “fundamental change” in the flow of freight in North America, a logistics industry researcher said here.

Existing homes sales fell in August for the first time in four months, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday.

ADS Logistics has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, starting the process toward a potential reorganization of the trucking and logistics operator.

The Obama administration last week issued its proposed new fuel efficiency and first-ever national greenhouse gases reduction standards for passenger cars and light trucks.