Government

Dozens of aging bridges in 16 states will be replaced or improved with the help of $5 billion in federal grants announced July 17 by President Joe Biden’s administration.

Regulators are delaying until 2025 a supplemental heavy-duty truck speed limiter proposed rule, an automatic emergency braking final rule and a proposed new truck driver seizure standard.

Creation of Lake Michigan’s first international container terminal serving the Chicago area is underway since CBP officials approved a Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor plan.

California’s business and economic development office has awarded $27 million to fund 10 projects at its five container ports to improve data systems and interoperability.

The national average diesel price dropped 3.9 cents to $3.826 a gallon, its first decline after four straight gains, according to Energy Information Administration data released July 15.

A new law in Wyoming is aimed at reducing blow-over crashes of light and high-profile vehicles.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted ships in the Red Sea on July 15, as a new U.S. aircraft carrier approached the region to provide security.

The race for lithium, the lifeblood of modern batteries, is on. Spurred by the adoption of electric vehicles, the use of lithium has extended to the trucking industry.

Stressing a need for restoring a critical supply chain corridor in the Northeast, Maryland’s senators urged members of Congress to approve funds for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign has had a tough week. Lingering in the background is a boom he touted for American farmers that hasn’t panned out.