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New home sales fell 4.3% in July, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

First-time U.S. jobless claims fell by 1,000 to 313,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

American Trucking Associations said Thursday its preliminary July for-hire truck tonnage index rose 0.7%, following a revised decline of 0.4% in June.

Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. reported Thursday net income of $5 million or 15 cents a share for the second quarter, compared with $49 million or $1.33 last year.

ArvinMeritor has named Carsten Reinhardt president of its Commercial Vehicle Systems business, the company said Thursday in a release.

In response to ongoing driver shortages, trucking companies are aggressively recruiting older drivers, including husband and wife teams, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Package delivery company Pak Mail Centers of America has launched a new logistics division, the company said Thursday in a release.

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation announced Wednesday plans to rebuild Highway 402 near the city of Sarnia, a major border crossing between the United States and Canada.

Prices for General Motors’ 2007 line of diesel-powered medium duty trucks increased by as much as $7,600, the automaker said Wednesday in a release.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asserted in a court brief that the revised hours-of-service rule for truck drivers is based on safety concerns, research and the potential cost to the industry.