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Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region grew in September, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Tuesday.

Volvo AB, the world’s second-largest truckmaker, will cut about 1,400 jobs at factories in Belgium and Sweden because of a slowdown in European demand, the company said Tuesday.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A fuel-optimization module acquired 12 months ago has since become a leading growth product for software vendor TMW Systems, which held its annual user conference in the heart of this resort-rich peninsula last week.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday announced the first $3.4 million for clean diesel projects under the agency’s diesel emissions reduction program.

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said Monday it will own, operate and supply fuel for new compressed natural gas public access stations to support ground operations at airports in Atlanta and Oklahoma City.

J&R Schugel Trucking, New Ulm, Minn., is buying Wisconsin-based Martin Trucking Co., and will make Martin’s facility its fifth terminal, the Tomah (Wis.) Journal reported Sunday.

Diesel volumes at truck stops continue this year to decline over volumes a year ago, according to a fuel survey conducted by a truck stop trade group.

Union Pacific Railroad is expanding its use of lower-emission locomotives by agreeing to conduct the rail industry’s first test of such units in regional freight service.

Consumer personal spending was unchanged in August, despite the rise in employment and drop in consumer confidence, the Commerce Department said Monday.

David May, a West Seneca, N.Y.-based driver for Con-way Freight, was named American Trucking Associations’ 2008 National Truck Driver of the Year.