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It’s September and all over the country, America’s children are back in school. You don’t need to be a child, of course, to benefit from education and training, something particularly true in the trucking industry, where it’s vitally important for everyone involved to be at the top of his or her game.

Navistar International Corp. has named Andrew Cederoth as its new vice president and chief financial officer, it said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — Anne Ferro, President Obama’s choice to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, had her day before the Senate Commerce Committee last week as its members weighed her confirmation.

The House of Representatives last week approved a three-month extension of the current highway funding law, over the objections of many House Republicans who said the bill was a step toward raising fuel taxes.

Peterbilt Motors Co. announced Tuesday that it will permanently close its Madison, Tenn., truck plant, near Nashville.

Some trucks would pay roughly $40 during rush hour to travel Maryland’s newest highway under a proposed toll schedule being considered by the Maryland Transportation Authority.

U.S. consumer confidence fell in September, according to the Conference Board's monthly consumer sentiment index released Tuesday.

Navistar International Corp. and Caterpillar Inc. said Tuesday that their joint venture to sell commercial trucks globally will pursue an agreement with a Chinese firm to sell trucks there.

Volvo Trucks will begin field tests in Europe next year of heavy trucks powered by bioDME, a biomass fuel the company said has long-term potential to replace 50% of diesel now used in European trucking.