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YRC Worldwide said Friday its third-quarter loss narrowed from a year ago, as tonnage improved sequentially from the second quarter.

Supporters of a White House-backed push to grant Maine and Vermont a permanent exemption from the 80,000-pound truck weight limit on interstate highways said they will make a second attempt to persuade Congress to act before a pilot program expires on Dec. 16.

The voters have spoken, and analysts and pundits are busily trying to explain the shifts in the political landscape that will result from the overwhelming Republican victory.

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But one immediate potential gain that emerged from the cacophony of chatter in the wake of the election is a chance to move transportation and infrastructure improvement programs along quickly.

The Federal Reserve voted to keep a key U.S. interest rate at a record low and said it would buy $600 billion in government bonds over the next eight months in an effort to shore up the economy.

Commercial vehicle component manufacturer Accuride Corp. Thursday said it posted a third-quarter profit compared with a loss a year ago, as net sales jumped 42%.

Wright Express Corp.’s third-quarter profit fell to $20.6 million, or 53 cents per share, compared with $23.4 million, or 60 cents, a year ago.

U.S. workers’ productivity rose 1.9% in the third quarter, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Parts maker Commercial Vehicle Group said it turned a third-quarter profit compared with a big loss a year ago, and predicted truck production would increase next year.

Transportation software firm Xata Corp. said it earned $60,000, or zero cents per share, in its fiscal fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $1.6 million, or 19 cents, a year ago.