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When transport industry leaders gather Nov. 14-16 for the annual TransComp/Intermodal Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., they will be probing for solutions to wide-ranging regulatory, commercial and policy issues, including the Compliance, Safety and Accountability program of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and infrastructure funding.

Three truck manufacturers and engine maker Cummins Inc. all reported improved revenue in the third quarter as the market for new trucks in North America continued to improve.

A federal judge last week temporarily blocked a ban on owner-operators at the Port of Los Angeles, granting an injunction sought by American Trucking Associations.

The average retail price of both diesel and gasoline dipped last week for the first time in a month, the Department of Energy reported.

President Obama said Friday that federal authorities had uncovered a “credible terrorist threat” against the United States following the overseas discovery of U.S.-bound packages containing explosives aboard cargo jets, the Associated Press reported.

Supply chain technology firm Intermec Inc. said its third-quarter net earnings loss was $6.9 million, or 11 cents per share, compared with a profit of $64,000, or zero cents, a year ago.

TransForce Inc., Canada's largest trucking company, said Friday its third-quarter profit rose to C$25 million as it cut costs to offset weak conditions across the industry, Bloomberg reported.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region improved in October, showing continued expansion, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Friday.