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New Hampshire transportation officials will not to ask the federal government for permission to toll 20 miles of Interstate 93 from the Massachusetts state line to Manchester.

Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 19.5% in January from a year ago, the highest gain in almost 10 years, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.

President Obama’s latest nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration withdrew himself as a nominee due to potential conflicts raised from his past work in the defense industry, the Associated Press reported.

The U.S. Postal Service is seeking to cut Saturday mail delivery starting in the first half of next year, Bloomberg reported.

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

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

Fourth-quarter gross domestic product growth was 5.6%, down slightly from a previous estimate of 5.9%, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Pension legislation garnered renewed attention in Washington last week as a senator offered a bill to aid struggling multi-employer plans, and companies, including Con-way Inc., pressed for more time to beef up their plan funding.

Funding is the main obstacle to Congress’ passing a long-term highway bill, and several officials said last week it was unclear whether the bill could be done before the most recent extension of current law expires at the end of the year.

The White House Office of Management and Budget said last week it signed off on an electronic on-board recorders rule, clearing the way for the regulation to be published soon in the Federal Register.