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A new $5.8 million weigh and inspection station along U.S. Route 1 in Maryland has opened to make traveling safer for passenger and commercial vehicles.

DETROIT — Starting next year, people who want to buy a new or used electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle will be able to get U.S. government income tax credits at the time of purchase.

Tesla Inc. cut prices on its top-selling models in the U.S. again, days after its third-quarter deliveries missed estimates.

Exxon Mobil Corp. is in talks to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources Co., according to a person familiar with the matter, nearing its largest takeover in more than two decades.

WASHINGTON — Employers added 336,000 jobs in September, an unexpectedly robust gain that suggests that many companies remain confident enough to keep hiring despite high interest rates.

Daimler Truck North America subsidiary Freightliner announced Oct. 5 it will offer the new Cummins X15N natural gas engine in its heavy-duty Freightliner Cascadia trucks.

WASHINGTON — While nuclear verdicts in accident litigation are a major concern in the industry, it’s the nuclear settlements that litigation expert Steve Wood said are more problematic.

Legislation to ensure electric vehicles contribute to a federal highway funding account was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate.

WASHINGTON — A truck driver study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute underscores what would seem to be a common-sense safety rule: Drivers should keep their hands on the wheel.