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Standing beside Mexico President Felipe Calderon, U.S. President Obama said he was hopeful the two countries could agree on a cross-border trucking program that has spurred a growing trade dispute.

YRC Worldwide Inc. said it is negotiating with the Teamsters union and its pension fund representatives to postpone cash payments into the plan and replace them with real estate collateral as part of the company’s ongoing effort to conserve cash.

Privatizing toll roads may give cash-strapped states a quick budget fix, but such deals, especially for existing highways, “pose long-term threats to the public interest,” according to a new study by an advocacy group.

Most of the 300 Sterling Trucks dealers in the United States and Canada accepted settlement offers from Daimler Trucks North America after DTNA announced it would shut the brand down, the Sterling board member of the American Truck Dealers said April 9.

Rising costs for container fees, administrative expenses and environmental requirements in the midst of an economic downturn are causing shippers, importers and retailers to consider alternatives to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for shipping their goods, according to trade association officials.

Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region continued to contract this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

New housing starts fell 10.8% in March after rising in February, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

The consumer price index fell 0.1% in March and declined over the past year for the first time in 54 years, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region improved this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Wednesday.

The U.S. economy continued to decline from the end of February through the beginning of April, affecting transportation industry services and demand, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.