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The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority board voted Monday to delay a toll increase that was to take effect this weekend, postponing it to July 1, the Associated Press reported.

Container traffic at the Port of New York and New Jersey fell last year for the first time in 15 years, the Associated Press reported.

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (R) signed into law a measure requiring truck drivers transporting steel coils to be properly trained so that coils are tied down securely, according to the governor’s Web site.

Just days after Congress and the Obama administration shut down the controversial cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico, government officials there struck back last week, imposing new tariffs on about 90 U.S. products valued at about $2.4 billion.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cummins Inc. said it is confident the Environmental Protection Agency will approve the company’s use of copper zeolite in engines de-signed to meet 2010 emission rules, removing any potential roadblock for the new models.

FedEx Corp.’s freight unit last week posted its first-ever operating loss, falling victim to the recession that cut both rates and freight volumes. It announced cost-cutting moves that included job reductions and the closing of its California general office.

The worst U.S. traffic bottleneck is on the south edge of Chicago, according to a pioneering study that uses electronic data from trucks — a research method that could influence future transportation spending debates.

Transportation officials in Colorado said initial feedback from commercial drivers who have used the AutoSock, a heavy-duty cloth covering for tires, has been positive, and it could become an accepted alternative to metal snow chains.