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Manufacturing growth increased in New York state in September, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Friday.

Ford Motor Co. announced Friday plans to cut 10,000 salaried jobs Bloomberg reported.

The Senate approved Thursday, by a vote of 98-0, legislation to tighten security at U.S. ports, the Associated Press reported Friday.

As chairman of one of the increasing number of motor carriers that have been shaken down by the patent troller named in the “Opinion” column of your Aug. 28 edition, I would encourage American Trucking Associations to assume a leadership role in advocating effective patent reform, and members of our industry to begin to make a loud noise on this matter with your U.S. senators and congressmen.

In a deal that would make it Europe’s largest manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks, Germany's MAN AG has proposed a $12-billion deal to acquire Sweden's Scania, the Financial Times reported Thursday.

Sen. Mark Pryor (D – Ark.) proposed Wednesday legislation that would require all applicants for commercial driver’s licenses in the United States to be legal citizens with valid social security numbers, the Arkansas News Bureau reported.

The Port of New York and New Jersey set a new cargo record of 1.8 million loaded 20-foot equivalent units handled in the first half of 2006, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Thursday.

Greatwide Logistics Services has acquired Gallop Logistics Corp., Greatwide said Wednesday.

Software developer Oracle debuted on Tuesday the latest version of its Oracle Transportation Management Software.

Business inventories rose 0.6% in July, matching a 0.6% increase in sales, the Commerce Department said Thursday.