°®¶¹´«Ã½

The Mexican government is preparing to change the list of U.S. products that will be subjected to higher tariffs in retaliation for the continued lockout of that nation’s truck fleets, sources told Transport Topics last week.

The Department of Transportation said Thursday that the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954, declining for the 15th consecutive quarter.

The U.S. trade deficit declined in January as demand for oil and foreign automobiles declined, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

Wholesale inventories fell 0.2% in January, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

The shipping industry in the United States has the opportunity in the next 18 months to dramatically improve its efficiency and ability to compete in the global economy.

The American Transportation Research Institute said it is seeking data from motor carriers for a study of the impacts of hours-of-service rules.

A proposed federal rule that triples to $3,000 the annual registration fee for large motor carriers who haul hazardous materials but maintains a $300 fee for small carriers places an unfair burden on large carriers, American Trucking Associations said.

A severe budget shortfall has forced Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson (D) to ask the state legislature to agree to the cancellation of state road projects for next year and for the remainder of the current fiscal year that ends June 30.