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Consumer confidence fell in May from a nine-month high, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary sentiment index.

FMCSA is extending by 30 days the public comment period for its supplemental  proposed rule requiring interstate carriers to install electronic logging devices on all trucks.

House and Senate transportation leaders said they will vote next week on a final water policy bill that approves myriad improvements to ports nationwide.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved a six-year, $265 billion highway reauthorization bill that makes freight a core element within the federal highway program.

President Obama pressed for larger federal investments for infrastructure and announced the administration would streamline the permitting process for new roads, bridges and other major infrastructure projects.

Missouri lawmakers have approved a measure that would let the voters decide whether to raise the state’s sales tax to 5 cents for 10 years to generate funding for transportation.

FedEx Corp. said its TechConnect division has opened a 30,000-square-foot package laboratory to provide testing and design services.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) said Congress should raise federal fuel taxes in order to restore its purchasing power, and suggested there may be small signs of growing support among colleagues.