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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. said it added a new size premium, wide-base steer tire for mixed-service applications to its Roadmaster commercial tire line, the RM332 WB.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — A new regulation that will force U.S. trucking companies to electronically log employee hours is designed to limit accidents by keeping tired drivers off the road. It may also drive smaller trucking firms out of business.

Retail sales climbed in September by the most in three months, showing American shoppers began to spend freely again after shying away from merchants earlier in the quarter.

NEW CARLISLE, Ind. — Navistar Inc. engineer Scott Smay paid close attention to the ProStar tractor he was driving on a closed course here; he just didn’t spend much time with his hands on the wheel or feet on the pedals.

Wholesale prices in the United States rose by more than projected in September, helped by higher costs for energy and food and indicating inflation may be picking up.

Fortress Investment Group is exploring a sale of Florida East Coast Railway Corp., the coastal freight operator it took private in 2007, according to people familiar with the matter.

Trading of stock in Covenant Transportation Group was suspended Oct. 13 for about 30 minutes after CEO David Parker announced that third-quarter earnings could be more than 50% below the consensus from analysts.

Workers at two XPO Logistics facilities voted to be represented by the Teamsters as the union’s organizing efforts continue.

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. opened a new full-service dealer location in Tolleson, Arizona.