Business

Retail sales rose 0.6% in June, led by gains in automobile and fuel purchases, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Prices paid to U.S. producers jumped 1.8% in June, led by higher fuel costs, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

CEVA Logistics has appointed Matthew Ryan its first chief operating officer, the company announced on July 2. He will manage the company’s global operations team and be responsible for global procurement, CEVA said.

Fleet reports of highway tractors bursting into flames, on the road or while parked, raise questions of whether a trend is showing itself and leave only hints as to common causes.

American Trucking Associations has replaced J.J. Keller & Associates as the provider of Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards products.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said it received $11.6 million in grants to help truck owners serving the Port of New York and New Jersey to replace their trucks built before 1994.

Navistar International Corp., the largest maker of blast-proof trucks for the U.S. military, will lay off 275 workers at a Mississippi plant because of declining production of the vehicles, Bloomberg reported Monday.

P.A.M. Transportation Services Monday named Daniel Cushman its new president, replacing long-time president Robert Weaver.

Navman Wireless has added truck-specific routing to the M-Nav 750, the latest incarnation of the Glenview, Ill., company’s handheld GPS unit for fleet users.

The Department of Transportation has approved a $386 million loan to finance construction on the Triangle Expressway in North Carolina.