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The price of goods imported to the United States fell 1.3% in June, the most since January 2009, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

The recession appears to be waning, but trucking still is feeling the downturn’s effects and is keeping a watchful eye on expenses, including insurance.

Massachusetts has indefinitely suspended a 2% biodiesel mandate for fuel and heating oil that was to take effect this month, saying that without the federal tax credit for the producers, the cost of biodiesel would be too high for consumers.

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governors kicked off a campaign for diesel idle reduction in the Washington/Baltimore region Tuesday, supported by several other groups including American Trucking Associations and the American Bus Association.

The U.S. trade deficit widened 4.8% in May to the highest level in a year and a half, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

YRC Worldwide reconfirmed Monday that its second quarter adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization would be positive, within a range of $35 million to $45 million, as second-quarter tonnage improved.

The Environmental Protection Agency has released the proposed 2011 percentage standards for its Renewable Fuel Standard.

WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board would like to see regulators and the trucking industry do more to address fatigue and adopt more safety technology to reduce highway crashes, Chairwoman Deborah A.P. Hersman told Transport Topics during a June 25 interview.