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The U.S. economy grew at a 0.6 % annual rate in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

The United States needs to spend $170 billion more each year on transportation infrastructure to avoid a crisis in the next decade, according to a new study, Bloomberg reported.

The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agency has implemented an online application for Free and Secure Trade, or FAST, cards through its Global Online Enrollment System, or GOES.

Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services said it lost $2.8 million, or 29 cents a share, in the first quarter, compared with net income of $1.3 million, or 12 cents, a year earlier.

Chicago will receive more than $153 million in federal funds under a new congestion initiative, the U.S. Department of Transportation said.

Consumer confidence fell to a five-year low this month, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

Beiqi Foton Motor Co., China’s biggest maker of commercial vehicles, reported a jump in its first-quarter profit, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

The federal government has offered Los Angeles County $213 million to convert carpool lanes to special, congestion-pricing toll lanes on three freeways, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The New York the Thruway Authority’s board of directors has approved a series of toll hikes that will bring in an additional $125 million annually, the Associated Press reported.