Business

New orders for U.S.-made goods fell in November, weighed down by a plunge in the volatile civilian aircraft category, but the underlying trend suggested manufacturing is gradually firming.

For-hire trucking gained 1,400 jobs in December, while overall payrolls increased by 156,000, the Labor Department reported Jan. 6.

Mack Trucks said it was developing an additional prototype of heavy-duty zero-emissions trucks for evaluation in Southern California, which has some of the worst air quality in the nation.

Union Pacific, the nation’s largest railroad, has acquired the refrigerated and cold-storage facilities of Railex in Rotterdam, N.Y., Wallula, Washington, and Delano, California.

The U.S. trade deficit widened to a nine-month high in November as exports fell and companies and governments imported the most since August 2015.

Vehicle tailpipe and crankcase emissions are the highest sources of methane emissions from heavy-duty natural gas-fueled vehicles and the fueling stations that serve them, according to a study by West Virginia University scientists.

Class 8 orders cleared 21,000 in December, ending the year on a solid but lukewarm note, analysts said.

The new year began with two acquisitions from U.S. third-party logistics providers looking to increase their business in Canada.

R+L Carriers, a less-than-truckload company, will spend $7 million to construct a 50,000-square-foot distribution terminal in Hampton County and add up to 25 new jobs in 2017, according to the South Carolina Commerce Department.

American households were more upbeat last year on average than at any time since 2007, according to figures in the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index released Jan. 5.