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Retail sales declined 0.2% in April, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Truck stop chain TravelCenters of America reported a first-quarter loss of $48.5 million, or $3.41 per share, compared with a loss of $31.7 million, or $1.09, a year ago.

The price of goods imported to the United States rose 1.8% in April, led by fuel cost increases, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Ryder System said late Monday it has completed its acquisition of Gator Leasing, privately held company based in Miami.

Transportation software firm Xata Corp. said Monday it lost $1.4 million, or 17 cents a share, in its fiscal second quarter, compared with a loss of $900,000, or 12 cents, a year ago.

Moving company Sirva Inc. said its reorganization plan to emerge from bankruptcy became effective Monday and that it will become a private company, effective immediately.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration proposes to more than double the registration fee for companies hauling hazardous materials — to $2,500 a year.

Canadian holding company Clarke Inc. Monday reported a first-quarter loss of C$2.1 million, or 7 cents per share, compared with net income of C$12.1 million, or 28 cents, a year ago.

Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. said Monday it had a larger first-quarter deficit as revenue fell, it lost more than a million subscribers and it absorbed charges for severance and other costs, the Associated Press reported.

I agree with Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters: Congress should continue the cross-border program between the United States and Mexico.