Business

New home sales climbed 7.3% in April, two months after falling to a record low in February, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

UPS Inc. has begun using biodiesel fuel blends at its Worldport hub in Louisville, Ky., the National Biodiesel Board said.

Mack Trucks said it will boost production and add a shift at its Macungie, Pa., truck plant in August, adding about 300 new employees.

TransForce Inc. and DHL Express Canada agreed to enter a 10-year agreement under which TransForce will buy the assets of DHL Express’ domestic Canadian business, the companies said.

Industrial manufacturer Eaton Corp. said it has combined its truck and automotive aftermarket divisions with its heavy-duty clutch building subsidiary into a single entity called the global aftermarket and clutch business unit.

Freight capacity remains generally tight and demand strong ahead of the summer shipping season, ac-ording to several carrier executives and analysts.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The leadership of American Trucking Associations last week urged the federal government not to attempt to regulate the speed with which trucks are loaded and unloaded.

Fleets could receive tax credits for certain advanced safety technologies under a bill introduced this month in the House of Representatives.

Although the U.S. economy continues to improve, there remains a spottiness within the freight-hauling sector, a logistics executive said.

A federal program aimed at helping states buy technology to speed trucks wirelessly through weigh stations obligated spending more than $23 million above the level Congress authorized, according to a new government review of the program.