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FedEx Corp. reported a profit for its fiscal fourth quarter, rebounding from a loss a year ago, as a recovering global economy boosted international express shipments.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce elected John Ruan III, chairman and chief executive officer of Ruan Transportation Management Systems, as vice chairman of its board of directors, the group announced June 9.

A pair of U.S. senators introduced legislation last week aimed at curbing fraud by unscrupulous freight brokers.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the Obama administration is spending money on freight rail projects to bolster its push for high-speed intercity passenger rail.

Medium-duty engines over the past decade have gotten a lot smarter, thanks to the advanced electronics developed first in heavy-duty engines.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, responding to trucking industry concerns, will change the way it ­calculates a fleet’s crash risk under CSA 2010, said Administrator Anne Ferro.

U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks topped weak year-over-year comparisons for the fifth straight month in May, this time by 13.5%, WardsAuto.com reported.

Schneider National Inc., the nation’s largest privately held truckload carrier, said that it plans to hire 2,000 more drivers this year — one of the most aggressive hiring drives in its 75-year history and an expansion that by itself would place the company among the 100 largest for-hire trucking fleets.

Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region declined in June but showed expansion, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

An index of leading economic indicators rose 0.4% in May, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.