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Truckload carrier Celadon Group said its fiscal second-quarter profit almost tripled from a year ago as its rate-per-mile improved.

President Obama in his State of the Union speech Tuesday called for more investments in infrastructure even as he urged a partial freeze in federal spending to rein in the U.S. deficit.

Marten Transport said its fourth-quarter profit increased 22.2% as both its logistics and regional revenue improved.

New home sales increased 18% in December, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. said it is selling its exhaust business to Global Tube, a unit of a private equity firm. Terms were not disclosed.

Norfolk Southern Corp.’s fourth-quarter and annual net income rose from the same periods a year earlier and it said it was boosting its quarterly dividend.

Canadian freight railroad Canadian Pacific’s fourth-quarter net income increased 27.1% to C$185.8 million, or C$1.09 per share, from C$146.2 million, or 87 cents, a year earlier.

Navistar International Corp. boosted its profit forecast, saying it would earn $388 million to $465 million, or $5 to $6 per share, excluding some items, for its fiscal year that ends Oct. 31.

A coalition including American Trucking Associations, other groups and several large trucking companies has asked a key congressional panel for a hearing on a proposed new federal hours-of-service rule, saying the changes would have a “negative impact” on the U.S. economy.