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The sluggish U.S. economy has pulled down truck trailer sales this year and there are no signs of an imminent rebound, according to industry data on registrations and production.

UPS Inc. and the Teamsters union agreed Sept. 30 on a new five-year tentative contract that, among its provisions, would allow the parcel carrier to pay $6.1 billion to leave the union’s Central States Health & Welfare and Pension Funds.

The federal appeals court that struck down parts of the current driver hours-of-service rule has agreed to delay implementation of its decision for 90 days to give regulators time to address the problems the judges found.

International Truck and Engine Corp. said Friday it has been notified by the United Auto Workers that the UAW will “take a break from bargaining” in order to conduct a detailed examination of International's proposals.

A measure of chief executive officers’ confidence declined slightly in the third quarter from the second, the New York-based Conference Board said Friday.

Overall rail traffic rose a notch, but intermodal levels fell from a year ago for the week ended Saturday, the Association of American Railroads said.

Weber Distribution, Santa Fe Springs, Calif., said it has purchased a new fleet of 150 “environmentally friendly” refrigerated trailers.

Truckload carrier Knight Transportation said its president, Tim Kohl, is leaving the company and his position is being eliminated, Bloomberg reported.