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A smoking ban that takes effect in Ohio on Thursday will affect trucking companies and their drivers — including in truck cabs — Dayton, Ohio, television station WHIO reported on its Web site.

Trucking magnate J.B. Hunt, founder of truckload firm J.B. Hunt Transport Services, remains in critical condition from head injuries he suffered after falling on ice over the weekend, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

U.S. factory orders fell in October by the most in six years, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

The U.S. economy’s service sector growth rate accelerated for a second straight month in November, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.

Third-quarter productivity grew at the slowest rate this year as labor costs were revised down, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

In a switch from previous years, online retailers are cutting back on the perk to shoppers of free holiday shipping, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Truck maker Freightliner LLC said Tuesday it would cut output and lay off 800 workers early next year at its St. Thomas, Ontario, manufacturing plant, which makes Sterling-brand heavy- and medium-duty trucks.

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Tire maker Bridgestone Americas Holding said Tuesday it would acquire tire retreading company Bandag Inc. in a deal worth $1.05 billion, based on cash purchase of Bandag’s stock, at $50.75 per share cash.

The national average price of diesel rose 5.1 cents to $2.618 a gallon, while gasoline rose by the same amount to $2.297, the Department of Energy said Monday.