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Mexico’s president, Felipe Calderon, said last week that the United States and his nation would solve the countries’ ongoing trade dispute caused by the closure of the southern border to longhaul truck traffic.

The Obama administration was set last week to outline a path to national fuel-economy standards for large trucks, bringing industry and government officials to the White House to announce a plan that could aim at driving habits as well as equipment changes to reduce fuel use.

Trailer Bridge Inc. lost $308,000, or 3 cents a share, in the first quarter, compared with a loss of $768,000, or 6 cents, a year ago.

U.S. consumer confidence grew this month, according to the latest Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.

Intermodal rail traffic continued its upward trend last week, rising 14% from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.

Logistics firm US 1 Industries Monday reported a first-quarter profit of $100,000, compared with a $1 million loss a year ago.

Echo Global Logistics said its first-quarter profit jumped to $1.2 million, or 6 cents per share, compared with a loss of $200,000, or 2 cents, a year ago.

After facing off in federal court in Los Angeles last month, attorneys for American Trucking Associations and the Port of Los Angeles are expected to file their final post-trial briefs this week in the contentious court dispute over parts of the port’s clean trucks program.