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The U.S. trade deficit widened to a two-year high in July, fueled by a surge in imports of goods and stepped-up efforts to ensure adequate supply ahead of a potential dockworkers strike.

The union representing East and Gulf coast dockworkers kicks off a two-day meeting Sept. 4 in New Jersey to discuss wage demands with port employers under the threat of a disruptive strike.

The Montana State Department of Transportation is refurbishing two eastbound and westbound rest areas on Interstate 90 near Billings to increase truck parking and add a new weigh station.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists gamed out the potential economic implications of a Republican or Democratic victory in the November elections.

The national average diesel price fell by 2.6 cents to $3.625 per gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data on Sept. 2, marking the eighth straight week of declines.

Climate negotiators from the U.S. and China will resume talks Sept. 4 in Beijing on deepening emissions cuts and transition funding.

New large warehouses would have to be several hundred feet or more from homes, schools and other sensitive land uses if a late-hour bill approved by California’s Legislature becomes law.

The greatest hurdle to the widespread adoption of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles is the most difficult to overcome: an underlying lack of trust and faith in ZEVs.

BERLIN — German security authorities are warning of “unconventional incendiary devices” being sent via freight service providers after several incidents in which parcels sent by private individuals across Europe caught fire while in transit.

Texas, Iowa, Maryland, Oregon and Pennsylvania are the biggest beneficiaries from the Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training grant program funding.