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Orders for new Class 8 trucks in North America jumped 85% in May compared with a year ago, and manufacturers said component shortages — particularly axles and tires — were affecting output.

As drivers and hauling capacity become scarcer, pressure is building for pay increases for truckload fleet drivers that could top 10% by this time next year, according to several experts.

Mississippi officials said a behind-the-scenes political dispute prevented the uploading of about 30,000 commercial motor vehicle roadside inspection reports into the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s database — probably affecting the safety scores of the large number of motor carriers who received state inspections.

DUMFRIES, Va. — Commercial vehicle safety inspectors conducted their annual Roadcheck event last week, a 72-hour period of concentrated inspections on highways in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

A new bill introduced in the Michigan legislature would allow the state and Canada to build a long-awaited bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, a project vigorously supported by truckers, automakers and labor unions in the Great Lakes region.

The Environmental Protection Agency last week updated its guidance for certification of heavy-duty truck engines using selective catalytic reduction to reduce emissions, rejecting claims made last year by truck maker Navistar Inc. that the technology can be easily defeated.

Navistar International Corp. last week reported net income for its fiscal second quarter jumped 72% and predicted sharp increases in production, sales and profits during the second half of the year.

U.S. retail diesel prices dipped 0.8 cent a gallon last week, the fifth consecutive weekly decline, as the national average declined to $3.94, the Department of Energy reported.

Third-party logistics firms PenserSC and ICS Logistics said they have agreed to a trucking and transportation services contract.