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A House subcommittee was scheduled to hear testimony at a Nov. 16 field hearing in Baltimore on a controversial House bill that would prohibit the transportation of flammable liquids in unprotected product piping both on existing and on newly manufactured cargo tank trucks.

The Senate has unanimously confirmed Anne Ferro, the former head of the Maryland Motor Truck Association, to direct the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

American Trucking Associations has requested a meeting with Department of Transportation officials to discuss the agency’s intention to revise federal driver work rules issued during the Bush administration.

North American Class 8 truck orders shot up sharply in October to about 22,000 vehicles, double the previous month’s total and more than twice the year-ago total, according to data from two research firms.

LAS VEGAS — Daimler Trucks North America moved to publicly strengthen its commitment to its small Western Star brand, hosting gatherings of dealers and industry media here last week.

U.S. retail diesel and gasoline price averages reversed a monthlong string of increases last week, as diesel dipped 0.7 cent to $2.801 a gallon and gas declined 2.8 cents to $2.666, the Department of Energy reported.

FedEx Trade Networks said that it has opened seven new freight forwarding offices in Asia and Europe.

U.S. consumer confidence declined this month, according to the preliminary Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.

Wal-Mart Stores said that its profit rose 3.2% to $3.24 billion, or 84 cents a share in the quarter ended Oct. 31, compared with $3.14 billion, or 80 cents, a year ago.

Canadian transporter Mullen Group offered to buy Ontario-based logistics firm Livingston International Income Fund in an all-stock deal that tops a previous buyout offer from a consortium of other investors.