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Wabco Holdings said it earned a profit of $44 million, or 66 cents a share in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $33.8 million, or 52 cents, a year ago.

The Obama administration last week proposed the first-ever regulations to set commercial truck fuel-efficiency and carbon-emission standards.

Navistar International Corp. employees represented by the United Auto Workers union approved a new four-year contract, the company said.

Tonnage hauled by U.S. truckers in September was 5.1% greater than what they carried in the same month a year ago, the 10th consecutive month that loads have grown when compared with year-ago results, American Trucking Associations said last week.

U.S. manufacturing activity improved in October, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

Construction spending rose 0.5% in September, the Commerce Department said Monday.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ruled that it is illegal for the state of New Jersey and two local governments to require trucks to carry or display decals or other forms of identification.

Consumer personal spending increased 0.2% in September as incomes fell slightly, the Commerce Department said Monday.

New building techniques and innovative materials are helping to make trailers, especially dry vans and reefers, lighter, more fuel efficient and better at fighting corrosion, manufacturers said.

Dean Newell, vice president of safety and training for Maverick Transportation, was recently honored as National Safety Director of the Year by American Trucking Associations’ Safety Management Council.