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Truck manufacturers received 23,200 new Class 8 orders in October, the highest monthly total since January, despite truck buyers’ ongoing concerns about the economy and the looming “fiscal cliff,” according to ACT Research.

Factory orders rose 4.8% in September, the most since March 2011, the Commerce Department said Friday.

U.S. manufacturing activity increased in October, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region contracted in October for the third straight month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.

Factory orders dropped 5.2% in August, the biggest decrease since January 2009, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

U.S. manufacturing activity rose in September from to a three-year low, showing expansion for the month, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area contracted for the first time in three years, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said Friday.

Large trucks have been excluded from a new Massachusetts law that allows vehicle repair shops to access proprietary manufacturer information.

Factory orders rose 2.8% in July, the biggest gain in a year, the Commerce Department said Friday.

The recent $21 million jury verdict against a leading beverage manufacturer whose employee struck a woman pedestrian while driving a company vehicle sent shock waves through the trucking and fleet industries regarding the potential financial consequences of distracted driving.