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UPS Inc. Tuesday formally issued its first-quarter earnings statement, matching the increase it first released earlier this month, and said its sales rose 7.2%.

Ford Motor Co. Tuesday posted a $2.1 billion first-quarter profit and said it would be profitable this year, the Associated Press reported.

Consumer confidence grew this month to its highest level since September 2008, the New York-based Conference Board reported.

Canadian National Railway Co. said its first-quarter net income rose 21% to C$511 million, or C$1.08 per share, from C$424 million or 90 cents per share, a year earlier.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration said it will implement a new online application process that will allow hazmat materials special permits to be reviewed in a timely manner, beginning May 1.

CINCINNATI — Concern about driver safety compliance is pushing the purchase of new technology to help fleet managers to see and respond to data on driver performance, manufacturers of the equipment said.

Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. Monday reported a first-quarter profit compared with a loss a year ago, and boosted its sales and income forecast for the year.

Business got so bad for Jack McDevitt Jr.’s Mack, Volvo and Peterbilt truck dealerships that he shuttered one of his locations last spring and laid off 60 people, including his son.