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International Truck and Engine Corp. said Friday it has been notified by the United Auto Workers that the UAW will “take a break from bargaining” in order to conduct a detailed examination of International's proposals.

The federal appeals court that struck down parts of the current driver hours-of-service rule has agreed to delay implementation of its decision for 90 days to give regulators time to address the problems the judges found.

UPS Inc. and the Teamsters union agreed Sept. 30 on a new five-year tentative contract that, among its provisions, would allow the parcel carrier to pay $6.1 billion to leave the union’s Central States Health & Welfare and Pension Funds.

The sluggish U.S. economy has pulled down truck trailer sales this year and there are no signs of an imminent rebound, according to industry data on registrations and production.

American Trucking Associations members will focus on the business side of the industry at this year’s Management Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., ATA President Bill Graves said.

U.S. factory orders fell 3.3% in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

Initial jobless claims rose by 16,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Heavy-duty component maker ArvinMeritor said fiscal fourth-quarter earnings may be less than previously forecast by as much as 40 cents a share because of a sluggish economy and charges related to suppliers, Bloomberg reported.

Truckload carrier Knight Transportation said its president, Tim Kohl, is leaving the company and his position is being eliminated, Bloomberg reported.