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SALTILLO, Mexico — Daimler Trucks North America dedicated its $300 million Freightliner plant here Feb. 27, as Mexico’s president, Felipe Calderon, joined company officials to formally launch the new 1.3 million-square-foot facility.

WASHINGTON — President Obama last week said the $27.5 billion in his economic stimulus package for highways would create or preserve 150,000 jobs and save some 14,000 lives in coming years.

As cash flow becomes tighter for many fleets, more are turning to financial services that pay invoices almost instantly. Trucking and financial executives said that while the service known as “factoring” can be beneficial, once a fleet gets started, it can be hard to stop. As a result, they recommend carriers understand the full scope of services offered and costs involved.

January truck tonnage fell 10.8% below year-ago levels, the fourth consecutive year-over-year decline and another signal the freight recession shows no signs of bottoming out yet, American Trucking Associations said.

Oil rose to a five-week high Friday, rising almost $2 to close the week at more than $45 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.

A Spanish firm is leading a group that will finance a $1.2 billion highway project in Florida that will be paid for with future toll revenue, Bloomberg reported Friday.

Rail and intermodal traffic continued their weeks-long decline last week, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.

Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc.’s fiscal second-quarter profit fell to $2.3 million, or 24 cents a share, from $3.4 million, or 33 cents, a year ago.