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Port Talks Seen Continuing Past Deadline • W.Va. Gov. Wise Receives Coal Truck Recommendations • Economists Upbeat on Economy, Journal Poll Finds • U.S., Amtrak Agree on Deal to Keep Running • And more...

A federal Ports to Plains Corridor feasibility study — to determine whether to develop a four-lane highway corridor from existing roadways to run between Laredo, Texas, and Denver for increased truck and passenger vehicles to and from the U.S.-Mexico border — is on track for full Senate approval this summer, said a Senate aide.

TTPress, the book and directory publishing division of Transport Topics Publishing Group, promoted Tara Rothbauer to marketing manager. She had been marketing coordinator.

In the final revision of its consumer sentiment index, the University of Michigan said Friday that U.S. consumers felt slightly worse about the economy in June than they did in May.

Caterpillar Inc. said Thursday that it has submitted an engine design to the Environmental Protection Agency for approval under new emissions guidelines that are set to take effect this fall.

Contract talks between West Coast port operators and longshoremen went nowhere this week, both sides said as their old contract neared its July 1 expiration.

TRALA Claims EPA Misrepresented Position • Hutchison Suggests Amtrak Haul More Freight • Atlas Air, Union Reach Contract Deal • Personal Spending Down 0.1% in May • And more...

Three hundred forty-five trucking companies sent a letter to President Bush on Thursday to request a delay in implementation of new diesel engine emissions standards due to go into effect on Oct. 1.

FedEx Corp's FedEx Freight unit was one of three trucking-related companies to announce rate increases this week.

The Bush administration and Amtrak reached tentative deal Wednesday night to resolve a budget crisis and keep the nation's passenger railroad running for the time being, the Associated Press reported.