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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plans to close a factory in Tyler, Texas, eliminating 1,100 jobs in the process, the Associated Press reported Monday.

Truck maker Volvo AB said Friday it will lay off about 600 workers at its North American powertrain facility in Hagerstown, Md., during the first half of 2007.

Volkswagen AG on Friday sought regulatory approval to increase its stake in German truck maker MAN AG to more than 25%, Bloomberg reported.

The University of Michigan said on Friday its index of consumer sentiment rose to 93.6 in October from 85.4 in September, its highest level since July 2005.

The U.S. economy grew at a 1.6% annual rate in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday.

American Trucking Associations said Thursday its preliminary September for-hire truck tonnage index rose 1.7%, following a revised 1.9% drop in August, its largest monthly increase since a 2% rise in April.

Clarence James “Mac” McCormick III, chairman and chief executive officer of Bestway Express and chairman-elect of American Trucking Associations, died late Thursday when his small plane crashed near Lawrenceville, Ill.

Department of Transportation secretary Mary Peters on Friday swore in Calvin Scovel as DOT's inspector general.

Truckload carrier Swift Transportation Co. Wednesday reported its third-quarter net income rose to $33.5 million or 44 cents a share, up from $12.6 million or 17 cents a year earlier.