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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The global benchmark for crude oil rose above $70 a barrel Jan. 6 for the first time in more than three months, with jitters rising over the escalating military tensions between Iran and the United States.

The Marion County (Fla.) School District’s CDL program is about to hit a new gear now that a newly constructed truck driving pad is poised to open Jan. 10.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s policymaking committee saw much less risk of recession at its meeting in December, when it kept interest rates steady after three straight cuts and signaled that it expected to keep low rates unchanged through this year.

Secretary Elaine Chao, the country’s top transportation officer, is scheduled to deliver keynote remarks at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting chair’s luncheon Jan. 15.

WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing activity fell to the lowest level in more than a decade, as the sector was hurt by weakening demand and last year’s global economic slowdown.

LONDON — The price of oil surged Jan. 3 as global investors were gripped with uncertainty over the potential repercussions after the United States killed Iran’s top general.

DETROIT — Three crashes involving Teslas that killed three people have increased scrutiny of the company’s Autopilot driving system just months before CEO Elon Musk has planned to put fully self-driving cars on the streets.

NEW YORK — U-Haul said that it won’t hire nicotine users in the 21 states where it is legal to do so, saying that it wants to ensure a “healthier workforce.”

Congressional movement on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement was a good year-end victory for the trucking and freight industry that set the stage for growth in 2020, according to American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear.

From electric trucks and startups to international megamergers, the state of the fast-evolving auto industry in Illinois comes down to a tale of three cities: Normal, Belvidere and Chicago.