Business

Orders placed with U.S. factories for business equipment rose in May for a second month, indicating companies continue to make longer-term investments despite high borrowing costs.

Iowa is helping some 1,600 people obtain their CDLs for driving trucks and school buses through in-house training or with third-party providers via $2.49 million in farm-based grants.

Diesel prices slipped 1.4 cents a gallon after a one-week interruption to settle at a national average of $3.801, according to Energy Information Administration data released June 26.

A plan to charge motorists driving into New York City’s midtown Manhattan received final federal approval, according to a notice to congressional members.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed a two-year, $829 million highway budget law creating a reliable revenue stream to fund highway repairs using portions of state motor vehicle taxes.

Amazon.com Inc. launched a program it has been piloting since 2020 that pays small business owners to deliver packages during the “last mile” of delivery to customers’ doorsteps.

General Motors Co. and Australia-based Element 25 Limited have signed an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate annually to the Detroit automaker.

Incorporating artificial intelligence in transportation management systems is changing how trucking companies and their partners use them to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.

Construction started on a project with Missouri to replace the aging Chain of Rocks Bridge over the Mississippi River on I-270 with twin bridges to help improve freight transportation.

Companies including PepsiCo Inc. and Nike Inc. are calling for the European Union to implement stricter emissions targets for trucks, which the firms say will lower costs in the long run.