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CB radios have been exempted from Ontario’s hands-free distracted driving law for another five years, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation Bob Chiarelli said.

New home sales fell 0.3% in August but held near a two-year high, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Eaton Corp.’s planned $11.8 billion acquisition of Ireland-based Cooper Industries received clearance from two international bodies, the component supplier said.

PITTSBURGH — The Technology & Maintenance Council said it has formed new task forces to look at natural gas, coolant and electronics issues facing the trucking industry.

Volvo Group said it will take a third-quarter restructuring charge of about $91.9 million for a cost reduction program in Japan and to end production in Japan of UD Trucks for the U.S. market.

Consumer confidence rose to a seven-month high in September, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

Forward Air Corp. said its third-quarter earnings will be lower than the company originally estimated, as tonnage volumes became “inconsistent” in August following a strong start to the period.

Third-party logistics company C.H. Robinson Worldwide said Tuesday it will buy international freight forwarder Phoenix International for $635 million in cash and stock.

Trucking was one of the most dangerous industries for workers last year, when 474 workers died on the job, a 13.9% increase over the previous year, the Labor Department said in a preliminary report.